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Scientists mapped regions where new coronaviruses may be most likely to spread from wildlife to people.

Investors and businesses urged to address $700bn nature-based solutions finance gap A new report has warned that a $700bn investment gap into "Nature-based Solutions" needs to be addressed in order to meet wider net-zero goals and combat the climate crisis. Estimates suggest that financing this market will reach $854bn annually by 2030 to halt natural degradation The findings come from the Green Purposes Company (GPC), a not-for-profit dedicated to safeguarding the aims of the Green Investment Bank (GIB) prior to its privatisation. GPC worked with Finance Earth to publish a new report on the ...

The writer is director of intergovernmental affairs, United Nations Environment Programme. FOR millennia, humans have benefited from nature’s generosity without caring much for it. Now, this one-sided relationship has become untenable, especially with an economic paradigm that treats nature with disdain. Human actions are destroying nature and causing biodiversity loss at an alarming rate. This is double trouble for a planet already under assault from a ferocious climate crisis. However, unlike the visible climate devastation, biodiversity loss is silently gnawing at the fabric of life’s ...

22 February 2021 - Wits University The NRF has re-awarded A-ratings to four Wits scientists, a grading which confirms that they are recognised as leading international scholars in their fields. The A-ratings of Professor Christopher Henshilwood, Professor Bruce Rubidge, Professor Bob Scholes, and Professor Roger Smith apply from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2026. According to the National Research Foundation (NRF), an A-rating indicates “researchers who are unequivocally recognised by their peers as leading international scholars in their field for the high quality and impact of their rece...

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