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We are currently experiencing the simultaneous decline of essentially all fundamental systems human societies rest upon. As the climate undergoes dramatic changes and biodiversity still disappears at unprecedented rates, our economic, health and food production systems also falter.
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Hilbeck, A. (2011). Re-Connect. In: Gleiniger, A., Hilbeck, A., Scott, J. (eds) Transdiscourse 1. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-0288-6_7
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