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The environment needs cryptogovernance

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The blockchain technology that underpins cryptographic currencies can support sustainability by building trust and avoiding corruption, explains Guillaume Chapron.

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  1. Department of Ecology, Grimsö Wildlife Research Station, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Riddarhyttan, Sweden

    Guillaume Chapron

  2. Department of Zoology, Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Recanati-Kaplan Centre, University of Oxford, Tubney, UK

    Guillaume Chapron

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