India, May 6 -- The devastating impact of COVID-19 last year caused the world economies to shrink by three per cent, the steepest slowdown since the Great Depression of the 1930s. These grim economic conditions, trying as they were, also provided a rare opportunity to reset the equation between economic growth and environmental conservation - paving the way for a more nature-inclusive economic growth.

As the world tried to stagger to its feet, nations pledged trillions of dollars in COVID relief in the process, creating a once-in-a-generation chance to make planet-friendly investments -and save the Earth from a looming environmental catastrophe. But one year down the line, economic recovery seems to have more or less started but "green" ...