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" “Things aren’t looking great right now but I do have hope for the future. I believe we can turn things around. You can’t be a conservationist if you’re not an optimist at heart. I’m encouraged by things like the people in Indonesia. I've seen a huge change in the last 30 years I've been going there in terms of awareness about environmental issues, their pride in their own wildlife and concern about conservation. I feel encouraged that Indonesian people are getting more focused on protecting the remaining forested areas. I think that this curve, which looks like it's steeply dropping down towards extinction, is going to flatten out as people get serious about protecting the remaining areas. Even though it sounds really grim, all hope is not lost.

I’m a big supporter of American biologist E.O. Wilson’s proposal that we should work towards setting aside half of the Earth for the rest of the species. We have a potential to increase that and especially as people concentrating more in cities, we can set aside a lot more space on the planet for long-term coexistence. I think we can strive for that long-term goal of setting aside 50 per cent for the rest of the planet.” Listen to our podcast with photographer @timlaman in the Podcasts section on the New Big 5 website. Link in Bio.
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