Technology can help us save the planet. But more than anything, we must learn to value nature

Aug 23, 2018

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"In the first seven months of 2018, we devoured an entire year’s worth of resources." Image: REUTERS/NASA/Tim Peake/Handout

Marco Lambertini

Special Envoy, WWF International

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