The Street Journal
September 5, 2020
Conservationists have warned that environmental destruction, such as deforestation and the exploitation of wild animals, could lead to increasing numbers of pandemics.
A UN summit on biodiversity, being held in New York in September, will be told by biologists there is evidence of a strong link between loss of biodiversity and deadly new diseases, such as Covid-19.
Scientists will warn world leaders that the rapid rate of deforestation and the uncontrolled expansion of farming is providing a ‘perfect storm’ for diseases to pass from wildlife to humans, The Guardian reported.