Post by dorieseavey on Aug 12, 2020 19:14:26 GMT -5
Covid-19 is a zoonotic pandemic in which a virus is transferred from the animal kingdom to homo sapiens. Climate change, with it's related deforestation, habitat, and biodiversity loss, is making conditions more favorable to the spread of some infection diseases, in particular, zoonotic diseases.
See these two excellent studies for a description of the science and also for information on cost-effective solutions and strategies:
science.sciencemag.org/content/369/6502/379 [For a short summary of this piece, see www.wbur.org/earthwhile/2020/07/23/study-preventing-deforestation-may-protect-against-future-pandemics ]
www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02341-1 [For a shorter summary, see www.ehn.org/wildlife-habitat-loss-and-coronavirus-2646885121.html ]
See these two excellent studies for a description of the science and also for information on cost-effective solutions and strategies:
science.sciencemag.org/content/369/6502/379 [For a short summary of this piece, see www.wbur.org/earthwhile/2020/07/23/study-preventing-deforestation-may-protect-against-future-pandemics ]
www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02341-1 [For a shorter summary, see www.ehn.org/wildlife-habitat-loss-and-coronavirus-2646885121.html ]