Biodiversity and COVID-19 : a report and a long road ahead to avoid another pandemic

Morand, Serge and Lajaunie, Claire (2021) Biodiversity and COVID-19 : a report and a long road ahead to avoid another pandemic. One Earth, 4 (7). pp. 920-923. ISSN 2590-3322 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2021.06.007)

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Abstract

A report from a workshop organized by the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services on biodiversity and pandemics examined the scientific evidence on the origin of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and other emerging zoonotic diseases. Here, we reflect upon the report's findings regarding how several important global initiatives are tackling the problems of preventing the emergence of zoonotic diseases by using the One Health approach.