Landscape biodiversity for healthy people and healthy economies
Channel: Global Landscapes Forum - GLF
Date: 2020-11-13

Human and animal health are interdependent and are bound to the ecosystems that have deteriorated due to human activity. A “One Health” approach addresses human, animal and environmental health together, but while there are tools to assess capacity for addressing human and animal health, there is no such standard for environmental health. The World Bank (WB) is working to develop such a tool, and will share the beta version and results from testing it in Liberia. The session will also cover ways to mobilize resources at scale for biodiversity and nature-based solutions, gleaned from the WB’s new paper “Finance for Nature”. The WB’s COVID-19 response, which includes supporting local communities via quick, labor-intensive livelihood support in fisheries, forestry, and ecotourism, will also be discussed, and its biodiversity-focused Amazon Sustainable Landscapes Program will be introduced and explored.