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The Environment and Environmental Degradation

Abandoning Holocene Dreams: Proactive Biodiversity Conservation in a Changing World

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Pages 880-888 | Received 26 Nov 2019, Accepted 10 May 2020, Published online: 30 Jul 2020

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