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quotes
Date
2008-07-21
Actor
Benn, Hilary
Source
Nationalarchives
Uploaded date
2010-01-04
Uploaded by
Hélène Lebrun

The Natural Environment Does More Than Just Nourish the Soul.

The natural environment does more than just nourish the soul. It provides us with the very essentials of life: clean air and water; food and fuel; it regulates our climate; it stems flood waters; and it filters pollution. It is the very foundation of our economic and social well-being."
Hilary Benn
UK Secretary of State for Environment during his speech at the Barnes Wetlands Centre on the topic of "Why the Natural Environment Matters".

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