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Who owns life? The world is about to decide, with huge ramifications

6 November 2019

A debate between countries over who can access and exploit the planet’s genetic resources will have ramifications for all of us, says Laura Spinney
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11 years remain to fight climate change – what progress have we made?

6 November 2019

In 2018, we were told we had 12 years to save the planet. One year on, Graham Lawton finds reasons to be hopeful, despite ever-rising carbon emissions

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