The COVID-19 pandemic is placing huge strain on our communities, our governments, our healthcare systems and our economies. As our cities are grappling with this massive challenge, the value of nature in urban spaces should not be underestimated. Countless studies have shown that spending time outdoors in nature can be good for mental and physical
The COVID-19 pandemic is placing huge strain on our communities, our governments, our healthcare systems and our economies. Especially during this time, many of our cities are grappling with immense health emergencies added to existing cumulative and unprecedented sustainability challenges. Building resilience will therefore be even more critical now.
By Tikender Panwar, Former Deputy Mayor of Shimla, India “Either we all are safe or none of us is.” This sentence in an article in the print media is apt in the context of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic that has spread to 177 countries and regions, has infected over 700,000 people, and has claimed more