(Written with Darcia Narvaez, PhD, for Global Solutions on their blog: https://www.global-solutions-initiative.org/article/re-nesting-humanity-the-key-step-to-solving-climate-change/) “I used to think the top global environmental problems were biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and climate change. I …
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