Abstract

The recent pandemic is a reflection of the fury of the Gaia, the mother earth. Human have recklessly plundered fossil fuel resources , depleted forest, dislocated aboriginal people from their natural homestead, carried out frantic urbanization, extended its hand to wildlife leading to destruction of the natural balance and biodiversity. The appearance of the virus is considered the nature’s negative feedback to turn the things right. According to living planet report (2010), our unconcern about the Gaia has exerted several great direct pressures on the biodiversity and ecosystem services.

Continued flow of diverse ecosystem services requires investment in natural capital resources. However sustained well-being of the humanity requires positive investment not only in the natural capital but also in human capital. Majority of the rich/populous countries have so long allocated huge chunk of budget towards defense and military expenses to the neglect of expanding facility of health infrastructure, medical services and insurance to rural and informal sector workers. Further after the cessation of the pandemic the environmental pollution may shift to pre-pandemic state. So we need to learn from the assault on Gaia and its negative feedback on us and hence be proactive to reverse it.

Keywords: Virus; Gaia; Sustainability; Environment; Capital; Health