"Human beings have fabricated the illusion that in……" — Achim Steiner
"Human beings have fabricated the illusion that in the 21st century they have the technological prowess to be independent of nature. Bees underline the reality that we are more, not less, dependent on nature’s services in a world of close to 7 billion people"
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Achim Steiner
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