British Prince Harry suggests COVID is being reprimanded by nature

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Harry has suggested the coronavirus pandemic was a reprimand from nature as he called for more action to tackle climate change.

The prince spoke in a conversation about the environment with the CEO of a streaming platform for climate documentaries.

“Someone told me at the start of the pandemic, it’s almost like Mother Nature sent us to our bedrooms for some bad behavior, to really take a moment and think about what we did,” Harry said. .

“It certainly reminded me of how interconnected we are all, not just as people, but through nature. We take so much from him and rarely give him back much. “

Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, have spoken out on issues such as race and the environment since they stepped down as active royals at the end of March and have moved to California.

The prince, who has been criticized in the past for his use of private jets, urged people to imagine themselves as a raindrop in order to help fix the Earth.

“Every drop of rain that falls from the sky relieves the parched soil,” he says. “What if each of us is a drop of rain?” What if each of us cared? We do it, because we have to do it, because at the end of the day, nature is our source of life.

Since the start of the pandemic, scientists have stepped up warnings that deforestation, destruction of ecosystems and illegal wildlife trade may increase the risk of disease transmission from animals to humans, and have called for tighter controls .