The end of the world as we know it - and I don't feel fine

James Murray
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The collapse in biodiversity poses serious threats to businesses that can no longer be ignored

How do you make something as big as the collapse of the biosphere resonate at a human level? Today's latest UN report detailing the harrowing scale of the rolling extinctions now afflicting the planet...

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