Avoiding the next global pandemic with nature restoration

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Nature-based solutions offer one of the most cost-effective strategies for building both ecological and human resilience - but real long-term finance is urgently needed, writes Commonland's Lily Maxwell on World Health Day

When we think of disease spread, we often picture laboratories, hospitals, or busy international airports. Rarely do we imagine a logged rainforest or a drained wetland. But science tells us that perhaps...

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