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After 25 years of trying, why aren't we environmentally sustainable yet?

We reviewed 94 studies of how sustainability policies had failed across every continent

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Michael Howes | The Conversation
In 1992, more than 170 countries came together at the Rio Earth Summit and agreed to pursue sustainable development, protect biological diversity, prevent dangerous interference with climate systems, and conserve forests. But, 25 years later, the natural systems on which humanity relies continue to be degraded.
So why hasn’t the world become much more environmentally sustainable despite decades of international agreements, national policies, state laws and local plans? This is the

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