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  EDITORIAL

  Clare Pollard

  The thing I fear most is diminishment. It is a particular horror to be alive right now, in this Sixth Great Extinction, one of the only humans in all of history to see our skies emptied; our coral bleach to bones; our forests razed. This planet becoming less. As a British adult, part of this horror also lies in my complicity. Most of the worst damage to the earth has happened within the spell of my lifetime, and yes, I have bought disposable nappies, beefburgers, wet-wipes, mobile tablets, hand-soap made with palm oil, cheese, cheap T-shirts, pesticide-sprayed mangoes, plastic-wrapped meal deals, soy sauce and air-freighted avocados...
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