Ecosperity Conversations Special Edition: Reconnecting with Nature

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Ecosperity Conversations Special Edition: Reconnecting with Nature

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COVID-19 is a poignant reminder that human life is inextricably linked to nature and our environment: wildlife exploitation, deforestation and biodiversity destruction all increase the risk of disease transmissions from animals to humans. Nature also provides us with many vital ecosystem services, such as the air, food and water we need to survive, climate regulation, carbon sequestration and many more. All around the world, as countries and cities went into lockdown, people sought to reconnect with nature.

How has the pandemic affected our relationship with nature? This session will explore perspectives on why nature is indispensable to sustainable development, and how we can collectively work alongside nature, and not against it, in a post-pandemic world.

Speakers :

Raha Islam

Roots & Shoots Club Leader

Chang Jung Christian University
Ernst Kwok

Volunteer Fundraising & Partnerships Manager

Jane Goodall Institute of Singapore
Tan Shi Zhou

President

Earthlink NTU
Moderator :

Audrey Tan

Assistant News Editor

The Straits Times