The first link:
Protecting nature is vital to escape 'era of pandemics’ – report | Wildlife | The Guardian
A report issued by a scientific group which was convened by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services includes the following conclusions (among others):
1. the increasing number and frequency of pandemics is due in large part to anthropocentric damage to natural ecosystems;
2. in addition to reaction to pandemics, prevention is crucial; and,
3. leading experts in ecology, wildlife biology, epidemiology, and similar fields have made the above points clear, but there has been little government action.
Here's a link to the report:
The Executive Summary starts on page 2, and in it, needed actions are capsulized.
Politicians have been tinkering around the edges of the pandemic problem for decades. Emphasis almost always is on a reaction to an outbreak. Not enough effort is put into prevention. That involves significantly reducing our negative impact on the natural environment. We have to stop pretending we're doing that already. Not only politicians have to stop; all of us must.
Suggestion: bookmark the above three links; continually build your eco-library. [If you've never done "library research" prior to the advent of the internet, you may not fully realize how fortunate we are to have such a tool:]
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Not only my opinion. Happy Trails
