Coronavirus is an 'SOS signal for the human enterprise'

UN environment chief and economist warn human wealth depends on nature's healthCoronavirus - latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe coronavirus pandemic is an "SOS signal for the human enterprise", according to a leading economist and the United Nation's environment chief, who warn that current economic thinking does not recognise that human wealth depends on nature's health."The language of economics is failing us [and] the result is that we miss the message," said Prof Sir Partha Dasgupta and the UN's Inger Andersen in an article published on Friday. "Our economies, livelihoods and wellbeing all rely on nature, from the food we eat, to controlling our climate, regulating disease and providing spiritual fulfilment. Without nature, there would be no life." Continue reading...