"There is no contradiction in fighting zoonotic diseases alongside protecting #nature" "It is time to move beyond seeing investments in nature as costly indulgences but as a critical first step to protecting human health" @GomeraM @UNEP #COVID19 aljazeera.com/indepth/opinio…

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“It is time to move beyond seeing investments in nature as costly indulgences but as a critical first step to protecting human health” Here in the UK @BorisJohnson chooses to drive a train #HS2 right through nature killing all flora & fauna in its tracks
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Replying to @IPBES @GomeraM @UNEP
.@UNEP @EU_ENV @DefraGovUK #georgeeustice @WGMin_Rural ban cheap imported foods that are rapidly deforesting our world. Assist their social & climate resilience, whilst halting our own continual destruction of our natural environment - #HS2 & road building! #BuildBackBetter
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Lost opportunity to specify the true driver of agricultural land use and expansion. It’s not just growing population in and of itself; it’s more people demanding meat and dairy specifically. Meat and dairy production requires the most land BY FAR. ourworldindata.org/land-use