Shaping New Mountains Introduction

Irish Wildlife Trust by Irish Wildlife Trust

Jan 24, 202100:08:37Science & Medicine

Shaping New Mountains gets to the heart of our biodiversity emergency in Ireland by examining our values and the myth of our separation from nature. It looks at six big ideas for bringing nature back to our towns, countr...

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