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Do we have to wait until a disaster overwhelms us before we make the radical changes necessary to protect our world for future generations? That is the vital challenge of sustainable development. If we act now there is much that can be saved which will otherwise disappear forever

John Gummer

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John Gummer
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: November 26
British Politician
Politician
John Selwyn Gummer
Baron Deben
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