COVID-19 has shed light on humanity’s interconnectedness with nature. The protection of biodiversity is essential to prevent future pandemics and protect human health. With rising deforestation levels, the Amazon basin is a centre stage in this debate. Lacking a regional strategy to protect the rainforest, Amazon countries are failing to...
Cities coping with COVID-19
Comparative perspectives "This Symposium represents an experimental format within CITY, as the latest part of the relaunched journal’s efforts to diversify its contents and attract new readers, especially among communities of practice engaged in urban governance, policy and practice. As such, it provides rapid publication of insights intended to inform...
Cities and Pandemics:Towards a More Just,Green and Healthy Future – Report by UN Habitat
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Food system impacts on biodiversity loss. Three levers for food system transformation in support of nature – Chathman House Report
"This paper explores the role of the global food system as the principal driver of accelerating biodiversity loss. It explains how food production is degrading or destroying natural habitats and contributing to species extinction. The paper outlines the challenges and trade-offs involved in redesigning food systems to restore biodiversity and/or...
Global Climate Litigation Report 2020 STATUS REVIEW – UNEP
Now available the Global Climate Litigation Report 2020 by the UNEP UNEP-Report-on-Global-Climate-LitigatioDownload
COVID-19, Food loss and waste
Food loss and waste during COVID-19 pandemics: useful readings here Check the "Technical Platform on the Measurement and Reduction of Food Loss and Waste" and the "Policy Support and Governance Gateway"
Parliamentary Activity and Legislative Oversight during the Coronavirus Pandemic -A Comparative Overview
The novel Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is extremely contagious and currently incurable. Hence, much of the efforts to contain the pandemic have focused on social distancing, prohibiting gatherings and even curfews. The Coronavirus poses a new dual challenge for legislatures. First, the Coronavirus, and the measures taken to contain its...
Online Supplement for Covid-19 and Legislative Activity: A Cross-National Study
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Covid-19 and Legislative Activity: A Cross-National Study
Insufficient attention has been given to studying a vital organ jeopardized by covid-19: legislatures. Legislatures across the globe have been shut down or limited due to covid-19. In a comprehensive multidisciplinary study, exploring legislatures across 159 countries, we show that there is no causal relation between the severity of covid-19...
