Comeback
The good news is that nature is making a comeback. The bad news is that it’s because travel, tourism, industry and consumption has stalled during the Coronavirus pandemic. NASA has released satellite images showing air pollution over China all but disappearing, while fish have been spotted in the clear waters of Venice's canals. Nature will bounce back if we give it half-a-chance, but a global recession is not a sustainable solution to ecological decline. Rather, we must radically redesign production and consumption to support our quality of life, while giving nature the time and space to recover and thrive.
— Wayne Visser
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