Yes, natural landscape restoration can exceed destruction rates with scaled efforts and reduced pressures. Global deforestation has slowed significantly—from 17.6 million hectares annually (1990s) to 10.9 million (2015–2025)—while initiatives like the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration and Bonn Challenge target restoring billions of hectares, yielding benefits exceeding costs 9-fold. Natural regeneration in protected areas often accelerates recovery, but success requires halting ongoing degradation.https://www.fao.org/newsroom/detail/global-deforestation-slows--but-forests-remain-under-pressure--fao-report-shows/en https://www.decadeonrestoration.org/ https://www.nature.org/en-us/what-we-do/our-insights/perspectives/critical-decade-ecosystem-restoration/
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Tourism has fully integrated into the data economy. Big data analytics now drive personalized experiences, from AI-powered recommendations to real-time demand forecasting, transforming traditional services into dynamic, experience-led models. Social media insights, IoT sensors, and cloud platforms enable sustainable practices, economic optimization, and visitor behavior tracking—boosting efficiency and resilience. In 2025, tools like predictive pricing and sentiment analysis have made data indispensable for global destinations, fostering growth amid rapid changes.https://the-outbox.com/how-big-data-transforms-tourism-industry/ https://www.futuremarketinsights.com/reports/big-data-analytics-in-tourism-overview-and-trends-analysis https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11065292/ https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1331677X.2022.2094443
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Yes, humans can still feel the “sacred” in landscapes—moments of awe, silence, and vastness that transcend the self. It happens in untouched mountains, ancient forests, or starlit deserts, where scale and beauty quiet the mind and evoke something larger than us. Modernity rarely destroys this capacity; it only buries it under noise and screens.https://www.nautil.us/the-science-of-awe-2376 https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/why_is_nature_so_good_for_your_soul
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