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The report 'Principles for a Just Recovery' by Friends of the Earth International argues that the COVID-19 pandemic is a consequence of a capitalist, patriarchal, and racist system that prioritizes profit over people and nature. The document proposes a transformative system change based on four core principles: abandoning neoliberalism and austerity, enhancing international solidarity, strengthening democracy and human rights, and addressing the root causes of multiple systemic crises (climate, biodiversity, food, and care). It calls for the redistribution of wealth, the cancellation of Global South debt, and a transition away from fossil fuels and industrial agriculture toward energy and food sovereignty.

This fact sheet outlines nine fundamental principles of resilience science designed for decision-makers and implementers to build evidence-based systemic resilience. It defines resilience as the capacity to live and thrive amidst change and uncertainty through coping, adapting, and transforming, emphasizing that human prosperity depends on the stability of the Earth system and planetary boundaries.