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The COVID-19 pandemic is a stark reminder of our dysfunctional relationship with nature. Studies show deforestation and loss of wildlife cause increases in infectious diseases. Half of the world’s GDP is highly or moderately dependent on nature. For every dollar spent on nature restoration, at least $9 of economic benefits can be expected. Many people are…

When you look at a row of empty parking spots, what do you see? Many of us would see it for what it is — a place that could be filled with cars and trucks. But to eco-engineer Shubhendu Sharma, it’s a space to be planted with trees and turned into a compact yet mighty forest. What’s more, he believes these tiny forests can thrive anywhere, including our most…

With the world’s population projected to reach 9.8 billion by 2050, the World Resources Institute predicts a 79 percent increase in the consumption of animal-based foods between 2006 and 2050. As arable land and water become scarcer, raising livestock to convert plant matter into protein will not be a sustainable plan for feeding the planet. This means there is an urgent need to develop…

The coronavirus pandemic has rattled, or in some cases completely dislocated, supply chains the world over, but some see this as an opportunity to drive real change in the system. There are worst-case scenarios for procurement managers, then there’s the coronavirus. Disruption to cross-border trade and just-in-time production is unprecedented in modern times. Try to procure medical supplies right…

Coronaviruses (CoV) were for a long time associated with several major veterinary diseases such as avian infectious coronavirus, calf diarrhea, winter dysentery, respiratory infections (BRD-BCoV) in cattle, SDCV, PEDV, SECD in swine and dog, intestinal disease or Feline Infectious Peritonitis (Saif, 2014), and the human mild and common cold. However, SARS emerged in 2002 in China and spread…

There’s growing agreement by economists and scientists: Covid-19 needs the world to rescue both economy and climate together. LONDON, 7 May, 2020 − The warnings are stark. With the Covid-19 crisis wreaking global havoc and the overheating atmosphere threatening far worse in the long term, especially if governments rely on the same old carbon-intensive ways, both economy and climate will…