It's the Guardian's raison d'etre to be critical of its country to the point of almost derogatory pessimism. I say this as a subscriber. Such analysis also fails to take into account the steps that are [necessarily] taken to mitigate the impact in protected areas and the fact that our land mass is pathetically small compared to other countries on that list.
I’d take any content from the guardian with a pinch of salt. I am certain that most countries ranked below the uk dont have as many protected areas, therefore dont have this issue. While damaging the environment is bad so is the misinformation the guardian loves to spread around.
detritus|2 years ago
mnd999|2 years ago
gumballindie|2 years ago
Symbiote|2 years ago
Perhaps a cursory check is in order?
The UK has 28% on-land protected areas: https://www.protectedplanet.net/en/country/GBR
Venezuela 57%: https://www.protectedplanet.net/en/country/VEN
Germany has 38%: https://www.protectedplanet.net/en/country/DEU