The widely cited claim that 80% of the world's remaining biodiversity is protected by Indigenous peoples has been revealed as baseless, lacking any supporting data.
Indigenous communities are vital to biodiversity conservation, but the erroneous 80% statistic undermines their credibility and efforts to protect ecosystems.
The phenomenon of baseless statistics gaining traction raises important questions about fact-checking and the validation of claims used in policy and media.
Despite the inaccurate 80% claim being cited in numerous scientific reports and by media outlets, the search for tangible evidence yielded nothing credible.
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