David Attenborough urges big business to stop population expansion

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Corporations have a leading role to play to make sure "mankind doesn't spread willy nilly over every square yard of the globe", says naturalist

Sir David Attenborough has called on big businesses to protect the natural world from the rapidly expanding human population. The broadcaster and naturalist said the population increase is unstoppable...

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