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“The future will be green, or not at all”

Quote by Jonathon Porritt

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Jonathon Porritt

Jonathon Porritt is a renowned British environmentalist and writer. Born on July 6, 1950, he has been committed to promoting global environmental sustainability since the 1980s. Porritt has served as an environmental advisor to the British government and held key positions in various international and non-governmental organizations, such as the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and Friends of the Earth. He has also authored several books on environmental issues and has been a global advocate for the concept of sustainable development. more

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