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Being Green - 25 Oct 24 _ WWF report shows humans continue to push ecosystems to the brink of collapse

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The World Wide Fund for Nature’s (WWF’s) latest Living Planet Index shows that the average size of monitored wildlife populations has declined by 73 per cent in the 50 years from 1970 to 2020. A decline in wildlife populations is like an early warning system for the loss of healthy ecosystems. In this week’s edition of Being Green, Glynis Crook speaks to WWF South Africa programme head, Dr Deon Nel, about possible solutions and the need to live in harmony with nature.
25 Oct English South Africa Health & Fitness

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