Podcast: Gunter Pauli, from Blue Economy to Nappies

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Gunter Pauli at the World Resources Forum

Gunter Pauli is best known for writing The Blue Economy and science books for children. At the World Resources Forum, he sat down with Pro Journo to talk about his newest project that uses free diapers to grow fruit trees in cities.

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