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COVID-19 has shown what happens when we destroy nature – 2021 must be the year we change course

COVID-19 has shown what happens when we destroy nature – 2021 must be the year we change course

MARCO LAMBERTIN FOR years, we have ignored the silent crisis of biodiversity loss, but we cannot risk another damaging decade for nature COVID-19 is an unprecedented global health crisis. But it has also been a wake-up call to the risks posed by our destructive relationship with the natural world. The 2021 Global Risk Report, published this week by the World Economic Forum, reveals that environmental concerns including climate change and biodiversity loss - linked to the rise in global pandemics - are among the top long-term risks the world will likely face in the next 10 years. Science is clear…
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