The State of Nature
How is the planet's natural life holding up to pressure from humanity? Tom Heap reports.
Costing the Earth · BBC Radio 4
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Show Notes
A detailed snapshot of Earth's natural life is published this week. How sick is the planet and what can we do to reverse the damage? Tom Heap hosts a debate on the vital findings of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services.
Tom is joined by Sir Robert Watson, Chair of the IBPES, by the writer and broadcaster Gaia Vince and by Erica McAlister, insect specialist at the Natural History Museum.
Producer: Alasdair Cross