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BIODIVERSITY

Save forests to protect us from future pandemics — Harvard scientists

Risk of next pandemic greater than ever, scientists say, but world can act

  • Sheree Bega
5 min read
Dangerous business: A bushmeat vendor in the Congo. Inger Andersen, the executive director of the UN Environment Programme, has said: ‘Never before have so many opportunities existed for pathogens to pass from wild and domestic animals to people.’ (Florent Vergnes/AFP/Getty Images)
CLIMATE CHANGE

Covid-19 stimulus packages must prioritise the green economy

Our response to the Covid-19 pandemic can and should place a just transition at the centre of all economic stimulus packages

  • Penny Urquhart
7 min read