Ecosystems Under Threat

U • Nature • Information • 2023

Director: Sannuta Raghu

Floods, droughts, heatwaves and landslides. Ecosystems everywhere are under pressure, from human-induced climate change and human activity. How can we curb the environmental problems?

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