GCE Member Michelle Stitz interviews Rod Keenan, Professor, and Chair of Forest and Ecosystem Sciences at the University of Melbourne, and climate activist Amos Amanubo to have a conversation about the value and necessity of forests in modern and urban societies. Looking at the link between the COVID019 pandemic, zoonotic diseases, and deforestation - this episode unpacks the state of the world's forests at the moment as well as what can and needs to be done in the future to preserve and protect but also to sustainably use forests.