Smoke rises from an illegally lit fire in the Amazon rainforest reserve, south of Novo Progresso in Para state, Brazil, on August 15, 2020.
Mandatory Credit:	Carl de Souza/AFP/Getty Images

Smoke rises from an illegally lit fire in the Amazon rainforest reserve, south of Novo Progresso in Para state, Brazil, on August 15, 2020.
Mandatory Credit: Carl de Souza/AFP/Getty Images

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Habitat and species loss leaves just 3% of world's land ecosystems intact, study suggests

Just under 3% of the world's land remains ecologically intact, with undisturbed habitat and minimal loss of its original animal species, a new study suggests.