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Europe Loses 9,000 Sq Km Green Space to Construction, Threatening Conservation
Across multiple regions, natural landscapes face significant threats from human development and land use changes. In Montana, the Clark Fork River has suffered from industrial pollution and erosion due to recreational overuse, prompting local restoration efforts to protect its ecosystem. In the United States more broadly, housing growth near protected areas has increased since 1940, raising concerns about habitat loss and rural sprawl despite stronger conservation policies. Europe is experiencing rapid loss of green spaces, with developments such as housing, roads, and luxury tourism projects consuming large tracts of land and further endangering biodiversity and farmland. In the UK, developments within designated Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty have sparked debate over the balance between housing needs and protecting treasured natural landscapes. Meanwhile, in India, concerns have been raised about development models that threaten the Himalayan region's climate stability and ecological role, highlighting the urgent need for sustainable practices globally.

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