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World Service,21 Sep 1995,13 mins

Sustaining Biodiversity

Global Concerns

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The demand for animal parts for traditional Chinese medicine has driven the poaching of brown bear and musk deer in Khovsgol national park in Mongolia. What can persuade people not to use these treatments? Also on the programme Vietnam's tokay gecko, an interview with conservationist Vo Quang on improving the lives of Vietnamese farmers and controlling Melaleuca in Florida's everglades. Presented by Julian Coleman

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