2/2 We know what increases pandemic risk:
Land use change, agricultural expansion, and urbanization cause more than 30% of emerging disease events. Climate change and trade in wildlife, are also factors according to the @ipbes 2021 #pandemicreport.

Other researchers publishing in Lancet Planetary Health argue that The COVID-19 pandemic is intricately linked to biodiversity loss and ecosystem health.
#pandemic #pandemicrisk #biodiversityloss #climatechange
https://takvera.blogspot.com/2021/11/pandemic-ponderings-protect-nature-to.html

Pandemic ponderings: Protect nature to avoid future pandemics

Writings on climate change, sea level rise, ocean acidification, biodiversity loss, climate adaptation & protests from a Melbourne Citizen Journalist.