Environmental groups like the WWF have long sounded the alarm over the impact of human development on the natural world, and these calls are becoming increasingly urgent in the face of an imminent climate crisis. How best can humanity balance the imperatives of economic development and environmental sustainability? We discuss this conundrum and the pandemic impact on conservation work with Sophia Lim, Executive Director and CEO of WWF-Malaysia.

Image credit: WWF-Malaysia & Shutterstock.com

Produced by: Philip See

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar

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