Substantial global attention is focused on how to reduce the risk of future pandemics.
Reducing this risk requires investment in prevention, preparedness, and response. Although …

The lives lost and economic costs of viral zoonotic pandemics have steadily increased over
the past century. Prominent policymakers have promoted plans that argue the best ways to …

Various environmental factors influence the outbreak and spread of epidemic or even
pandemic events which, in turn, may cause feedbacks on the environment. The novel …

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, caused by zoonotic SARS-CoV-2, has important links to
biodiversity loss and ecosystem health. These links range from anthropogenic activities …

There is rising international concern about the zoonotic origins of many global pandemics.
Increasing human-animal interactions are perceived as driving factors in pathogen transfer …

Bats are the likely zoonotic origin of several coronaviruses (CoVs) that infect humans,
including SARS-CoV-1 and SARS-CoV-2, both of which have caused large-scale …

Replanting trees helps with avoiding desertification, reducing the chances of soil erosion
and flooding, minimizing the risks of zoonotic disease outbreaks, and providing ecosystem …

The pathogens that cause most emerging infectious diseases in humans originate in
animals, particularly wildlife, and then spill over into humans. The accelerating frequency …

Population growth and industrialization have led to a race for greater food and supply
productivity. As a result, the occupation and population of forest areas, contact with wildlife …

The COVID-19 pandemic has stalled and rolled back progress on Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs). Ecosystem services (ESs), defined as the contributions of ecosystems to …