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Adapted from Folke et al. (2021, Fig. 11)

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I would like to thanks reviewers for useful suggestions and the French Government IDEX-ISITE Initiative 16-IDEX-0001 (CAP 20-25) for funding.

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Rigolot, C. Our mysterious future: Opening up the perspectives on the evolution of human–nature relationships. Ambio 50, 1757–1759 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-021-01585-z

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