Cardinal Peter Tukson Cites IPBES Pandemics Report in Vatican-Organized Webinar on Biodiversity

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Description of Impact(s) (English Only) Speaking during a Vatican-organized webinar on biodiversity, Ghanaian Cardinal Peter Turkson, pointed to the links between human behavior, the destruction of nature and the onset of pandemics, citing the IPBES Pandemics Report. Turkson outlined four goals leading up to the COP15 conference on biodiversity, which aim to increase protected areas so that biodiversity can thrive.

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Relevant IPBES deliverable(s) Conceptual framework, Nature’s Contributions to People (NCP)

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Start date of 'Implementation' 2021-04-21

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