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Global 3000 - The Globalization Program

August 27, 2022

Ships secretly dump oily wastewater into the world's oceans - with devastating consequences. Also: In India, fruit trees provide shade and fruit - and keep the desert at bay. Plus: Indigenous women climb Bolivia's highest peaks, advancing into a male domain.

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Global Us — What connects us all

There are eight billion people on Earth and we are better connected than ever before. How can we make use of that? Global 3000 is now Global Us - because now, more than ever, we need to act together.

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