…don’t leave even for a minute, my beloved, because in that minute you will have gone so far that I will cross the entire earth asking if you will return or if you will leave me dying ... – Pablo Neruda

AS THE WORLD grapples with the consequences of climate change and the spectre of widespread famine, a new threat is appearing on the horizon. From remote communities to the heart of urban areas, we are facing an unravelling of biological and cultural diversity.

To some, this may appear to be yesterday’s news. Since the first Earth Day in 1970, we have heard of species extinctions and loss of ...

 

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