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Protecting the environment to reduce the risk of another pandemic

Protecting the environment to reduce the risk of another pandemic

Important ways we can help minimize the risk of future disease by rethinking how we farm, eat, trade and interact with other species.

Enric Sala: To prevent the next deadly disease, we must stop harming nature
www.nationalgeographic.com

Enric Sala: To prevent the next deadly disease, we must stop harming nature

The coronavirus pandemic proves it: By damaging the planet, we have sapped nature’s power to protect humanity from diseases.
The next pandemic is already coming, unless humans change how we interact with wildlife, scientists say
www.washingtonpost.com

The next pandemic is already coming, unless humans change how we interact with wildlife, scientists say

The global wildlife trade, agricultural intensification, deforestation and urbanization are bringing people closer to animals, giving their viruses more of what they need to infect us: opportunity.
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