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Prosperity comes at 'devastating' cost to nature

A landmark review calls for transformational change in our economic approach to nature.

A landmark review calls for transformational change in our economic approach to nature. We hear the perspective of Ben Groom, a professor of biodiversity economics at the University of Exeter, who was involved in the review. Also in the programme, the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Ed Butler reports on whether money was the driving force behind this week's coup in Myanmar. And we hear how foreigners with investments there are responding from Hans Vriens, managing partner at Vriens and Partners, a consultancy that handles around $4bn worth of projects in the country. Plus, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ technology reporter Zoe Kleinman tells us whether as we are travelling less and staying home during the pandemic, we are giving more or less data away to big technology firms.

(Picture: Deforestation in the Amazon basin. Picture credit: Getty Images.)

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Tue 2 Feb 2021 15:32GMT

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  • Tue 2 Feb 2021 15:32GMT