The Covid-19 pandemic taught the world some very valuable lessons – chief among them was the reminder of the connection between man and nature and how human actions could leave severe consequences on the well-being of the earth and its inhabitants, said Commonwealth secretary-general Patricia Scotland.

“What we do as people affect our land and what we do in our lands affects our oceans…the atmosphere, and what happens in the atmosphere affects us as human beings and the quality of our lives,” Scotland said in an interview with Bernama over Skype recently from London.