COVID-19 Stimulus Measures Must Save Lives, Protect Livelihoods, and Safeguard Nature to Reduce the Risk of Future Pandemics

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Now’s the time to build a healthier world

“Future pandemics are likely to happen more frequently, spread more rapidly, have greater economic impact and kill more people if we are not extremely careful about the possible impacts of the choices we make today,” write environmental researchers Josef Settele, Sandra Díaz and Eduardo Brondizio, who authored a chilling United Nations review of the wellbeing of our planet last year. They outline how COVID-19 stimulus measures must create a better — but very different — world that focuses on the shared good health of human and nature.

Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services guest article | 4 min read