BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Wildlife: A luxury we can live without?

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Despite our ever-increasing knowledge of the natural world, too many people still see it as just another means to make money, says Jean-Christophe Vie. In this week’s Green Room, he sets out his argument why the planet’s rich diversity of life needs to be preserved in its entirety.