UN warns nature is in dangerous decline
The United Nations sounds alarm over climate change and offers rescue plan for deteriorating ecosystems.
The foundations of our planet’s health are crumbling from pollution, climate change and loss of nature.
From oceans to forests and farmlands, the world’s ecosystems are being degraded and destroyed.
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Host: Peter Dobbie
Guests:
Chandra Bhushan – CEO, International forum for Environment, Sustainability and Technology (iFOREST)
Kaddu Sebunya – CEO, African Wildlife Foundation
Lorenzo Fioramonti – Political scientist and professor of political economy, University of Pretoria