We can decide to live within the limits of our planet

Feb 22, 2019

A ring-tailed Lemur sits in the sunshine at the Manor Wildlife Park, near Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales, Britain February 3, 2019. REUTERS/Rebecca Naden - RC132307E8D0

As much as 70% of the world’s genetic biodiversity may already be extinct Image: REUTERS/Rebecca Naden

Usha Rao-Monari

Commissioner, Global Commission on the Economics of Water, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

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