The largest and richest environmental group in the world, the Nature Conservancy has purchased 10 million acres in the US alone. Recently the group has conceded that human activity outside the preserves is affecting life within, and they’ve begun to change their tactics. Steve Curwood spoke with the Nature Conservancy’s president, John Sawhill.
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