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As the COVID-19 pandemic threatens food security, experts are calling for drastic changes to the global food system. Nenad Stojkovic, Flickr

What is needed to safeguard food from future pandemics?

As the COVID-19 pandemic jeopardizes food security, how can we redesign our global food system through resilient supply chains and rapid policy measures?

 
The coast of Koh Tao in Thailand, where tourism is a key pillar of the economy. Andrey Samsonov, Flickr

Crowdfunding for conservation on a deserted tourist island

As COVID-19 decimates Thailand’s tourism industry, a new scheme is recruiting laid-off boat operators to clean up Koh Tao.

 
A child wears a mask to protect herself from dangerous emissions from forest fires in Indonesia. Aulia Erlangga, CIFOR

COVID lockdowns inconsequential for temperatures as global warming on track to rise above 3 degrees

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What will it take to prevent the next pandemic?

Renowned epidemiologist Jonna Mazet speaks on the funds, research and environmental protection needed to prevent the next pandemic.

 
Benki Piyãko, an Indigenous leader from the Amazon, sang in his native language to close the two-day digital event on biodiversity and planetary health. Pilar Valbuena, GLF

Without realizing the One Health approach, sustainable development cannot be achieved

Experts recognize the links between the landscape approach and the three-pronged approach to holistic health

 
The Llandscapes of Mutis-Timau in Timor, Indonesia. Nanang Sujana, CIFOR

Biodiversity’s role in One Health approach has been minimal – until now

GLF digital forum informs global governance on the role of ecosystems in preventing pandemics through the One Health approach.

 
An Indonesian woman holds her harvest of cassava. Aris Sanjaya, CIFOR

Why was there no COVID-19 “food system collapse”?

Farmers step up to the challenge of accelerating the digitalization of global food systems amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

 
Thijs, Flickr

Mushroom coffins, high-flying hydrogen and out-of-control orcas

In this news roundup: 40% of plant species at risk of extinction, China pledges carbon neutrality by 2060, and mushroom coffins from Delft.

 
A view of the Secretariat Building, with Members States’ flags flying in the foreground, at the United Nations headquarters in New York. UN Photo

Green recovery pledges and notorious absences dominate UN Biodiversity Summit

Bolsonaro decries “absurd international rules” and member states include ecosytems in COVID-19 recovery at first UN Biodiversity Summit.

 
Stan Bonnar, Flickr

Zombie fires, regenerative travel and an app to prevent pandemics

Zombie fires burn through the Arctic, Brazil turns a blind eye to Amazon deforestation, and SUVs threaten the climate more than ever.

 
The hottest temperature ever recorded came on 16 August in the California desert. Lucian, Flickr

Algae flip-flops, horse antibodies and the hottest temperature ever

In this Landscape News bi-weekly digest of climate news, a new world record temperature, and why the US should stay in the Paris Agreement.

 
Palm nut fruits harvested from a sustainable farm in Jambi, Indonesia. Agriculture is linked in many ways to the risks of future pandemics.Tri Saputro, Flickr

Preventing future pandemics could depend on sustainable food

A new report assesses the main drivers of zooneses and how the knock-on effects of unstainable food systems can lead to future pandemics.

 
Seeds from China are being received unsolicited in mailboxes all over the world. Speculation remains as to why. Thr0ke, Flickr

Mysterious seeds, ehighways and the largest go at nuclear fusion yet

Catch up on your climate news: ehighways expand, sleeper trains see a heyday, and France becomes home to the world’s biggest nuclear fusion project.

 
A journey through the Russian Arctic, where David Quammen traveled in 2013 to report for National Geographic. Christopher Michel, Flickr

“I tell the story of the heroic and suspenseful work that goes into the doing of science.”

Journalist and award-winning author David Quammen on his career of writing to change human perspective on the natural world.

 
The amount of high-value metals and materials, including gold, thrown away last year in electronic devices is estimated to value at least USD 57 billion, which is higher than most countries' GDP. Pea Chesh, Flickr

Coming soon: peak human population! Plus, biodiversity worth USD 10 trillion and why we throw away gold

In this roundup of climate news, half of Oklahoma recognized as Native land, carbon dioxide at 15-million-year high, and biodiversity worth USD 10 trillion.

 

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