'Escaping the Era of Pandemics' IPBES #PandemicsReport (2020)The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), part of the United Nations, conducted a workshop in July 2020. This workshop report is one of the most scientifically robust examinations of the evidence and knowledge about links between pandemic risk and nature since the COVID pandemic began – with contributions from leading experts in fields as diverse as epidemiology, zoology, public health, disease ecology, comparative pathology, veterinary medicine, pharmacology, wildlife health, mathematical modelling, economics, law and public policy. The report is also strongly scientifically substantiated, with almost than 700 cited sources – more than 200 of which are from 2020 and 2019 – which offers decision-makers a valuable analytical snap-shot of the most up-to-date data currently available.