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How our abuse of nature makes pandemics like covid-19 more likely

How our abuse of nature makes pandemics like covid-19 more likely

3 March 2021

From habitat degradation to squalid animal treatment, our part in allowing “zoonotic” diseases like covid-19 to leap into humans is becoming ever clearer
Controlling deforestation and wildlife trade could prevent pandemics

Controlling deforestation and wildlife trade could prevent pandemics

29 October 2020

Diseases like covid-19 come from wild animals, so reducing unsustainable practices like deforestation could stop future outbreaks from happening, according to a global biodiversity report

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