COVID-19 highlights the critical connection between the health of nature and human health. This connection must be better reflected in our priorities, policies, and actions. The root causes of this pandemic are common to many root causes of the climate change and biodiversity crises. Confronting these intertwined crises requires an integrated approach and unprecedented cooperation to achieve an equitable carbon-neutral, nature-positive economic recovery, and a sustainable future. To make this a reality, the report details the following five key recommendations for policymakers:

• Halt degradation and loss of natural ecosystems as a public health priority;
• Reform livestock production to reduce zoonotic pandemic risk;
• Reduce zoonotic disease risk posed by commercial wildlife trade and markets;
• Protect recent conservation investments in the face of COVID-19 pressures; and
• Enact policies and strategies for a nature-positive COVID-19 economic recovery.