Thoughts about pandemic

THOUGHTS ON THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Is there a connection between our food system, agriculture and the Coronavirus? How does the Covid-19 pandemic relate to climate change? Should we treat animals better to avoid a future pandemic? Could we have avoided the virus outbreak if we had shifted public funds from military to sustainable development?

The Coronavirus pandemic is more than a health crisis. It is rooted in how we treat our planet, how we prioritise our public spendings. And it will impact our lives for much longer than we expect. Find be below a compilation of interesting thoughts of our Councillors and Honorary Councillors on the Covid-19 outbreak.

Maude BarlowAccording to health experts, one of the most important things we can all do to stop the spread of the coronavirus is wash our hands often, and well, with soap and hot water and keep our surroundings clean. But more than half the global population lacks access to somewhere to wash with soap and warm water.

The global impacts of Covid-19 have left humanity reeling. This virtually invisible virus has greatly amplified an ongoing planetary emergency and reminded us of the fragility of the human condition. A global health crisis is being superimposed on a global environmental crisis – defined by climate change, biodiversity loss, soil depletion and chemical pollution

People across the planet are asking whether the novel coronavirus pandemic represents nature taking revenge on a rampant humanity. But is this thesis relevant in the current context? Unprecedented human numbers, coupled with unprecedented demands for resources, may have unleashed an ecological tsunami of our own making