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Japan's rural depopulation drives wildlife decline

Original: As the Japanese countryside empties out, wildlife is disappearing

A Yale Environment 360 report examines how Japan's shrinking rural population is causing wildlife to disappear. As farming and land management abandon the countryside, satoyama landscapes that once sustained biodiversity are degrading, reducing habitats for many species. The finding runs counter to expectations, since one might assume fewer humans would benefit nature.

Why now: Counterintuitive finding that human abandonment harms rather than helps Japanese wildlife

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• As the Japanese Countryside Empties Out, Wildlife Is Disappearing · rdmuser · 92

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