A Key To Peace In Afghanistan? Consider Conservation, Says One Scientist – NPR



A Key To Peace In Afghanistan? Consider Conservation, Says One Scientist  NPR

Alex Dehgan, a former State Department official who ran the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Afghanistan program, argues science diplomacy can play a key role …



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