Being Green - 09 Oct 2020

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We know that life on Earth, for all of us – humanity – depends on life on Earth, for every living thing – plants, animals, birds, sharks, fish, molluscs, reptiles, arachnoids, microbes – even viruses, if they are to be considered living.
The minister of the environment Barbara Creecy stressed recently, as she often does, the prime importance of the ecological infrastructure and the natural world as embodied in our conservation landscapes. It’s conserved by agreement and managed by us, under our government, and it’s symbolic as well as practical.
9 Oct 2020 English South Africa Health & Fitness

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