Protect Nature to Protect Ourselves
April 29, 2020
Pandemics such as COVID-19 are increasingly likely as more people come into direct contact with wild animals through such activities as agricultural expansion, rampant deforestation, mining and infrastructure development, and unregulated wildlife trade, a group of biodiversity experts says. A conservation scientist earlier pointed this out in an Issues online exclusive, going on to propose ways to short-circuit this problematic process, including forming a global organization capable of spotting and stopping the riskiest environmental and trade practices.