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George Monbiot Q + A - How rejuvenating nature could help fight climate change

Stephen Woroniecki, Lund University

12 April 2019 •

Author and activist George Monbiot/ Credit: John Russell1/Wikipedia, CC BY-SA

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Author and activist George Monbiot/ Credit: John Russell1/Wikipedia, CC BY-SA

Lund University's Stephen Woroniecki talks to Guardian columnist and environmental campaigner George Monbiot about how natural solutions could play a key role in tacking climate breakdown

Q: What has inspired you about natural solutions to climate change and what are their chief advantages over other approaches? They bring together our two crucial tasks: preventing climate breakdown...

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