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A report on dialogues held at Kunstnerens Hus in early 2025, concluding that art's primary role in crises is to create community through truth and solidarity, and advocating for the protection of activist artists.

The document argues for a 'One Health' approach to prevent future pandemics by protecting ecosystem integrity and stopping the illegal wildlife trade, noting that 70% of new emerging diseases are zoonotic. It advocates for systemic recovery strategies, including 'farm-to-fork' agricultural approaches and sustainable supply chains for commodities like coffee, cocoa, and cotton. The text emphasizes the need for 'do no harm' standards in recovery investments, the scaling of green finance—citing that mangrove investments can yield $7 in economic benefits for every dollar spent—and the alignment of biodiversity goals with the Paris Agreement's NDCs and the Convention on Biological Diversity's 2030 goals.

The document argues that economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic must avoid siloes by integrating development and climate resilience, ensuring that stimulus measures are stress-tested for climate risks, and empowering vulnerable populations through locally led planning. It highlights the need for reforming fossil fuel subsidies, utilizing resilience bonds, and providing debt relief to vulnerable countries to support a sustainable recovery aligned with the SDGs and the Paris Agreement.