'Scientists point to option for high-level intergovntl. council on #PandemicPrevention to:
➡️provide decision-makers with best evidence
➡️predict high-risk areas
➡️coordinate the design of a global disease surveillance system.'
@IPBES #PandemicsReport
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One of the most scientifically robust examinations about the links between #nature & #pandemics since the COVID pandemic began, co-authored by leading global experts hailing from a range of disciplines — the @IPBES #PanemicsReport is now available at ipbes.net/pandemics
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🦠'About half of an estimated 1.7 million undiscovered viruses in nature might be able to infect people.'
— about the @IPBES #PandemicsReport, via @Reuters
👉ipbes.net/pandemics
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"The destruction of #nature is the crisis behind the crisis, as human #health is directly dependent on an intact natural #environment."
— Svenja Schulze, Federal Environment Minister of Germany @SvenjaSchulze68 while presenting @IPBES #PandemicsReport
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“By doing something about #pandemics we are also doing something about #ClimateChange and #biodiversity, and that’s a good thing,”
— @PeterDaszak, co-author of the @IPBES #PandemicsReport, via @Reuters
👉ipbes.net/pandemics
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🔬Decision-makers need the best #science & evidence to shape a sustainable & healthy future
The @IPBES #PandemicsReport provides a vision for the future to escape the 'Pandemic Era'
👇Help spread the word with these images & videos for social media👇 bit.ly/PandemicsReportResour…
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On the heels of the @IPBES #PandemicsReport, @GBIF has just announced a new task group to enhance research on species liked to human diseases
'As #COVID19 has clearly demonstrated, #biodiversity & human well-being are inextricably linked' Tanya Abrahamse
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🌊"#Pandemics emerge from the #microbial diversity found in #nature
🐦1.7 million currently undiscovered viruses are thought to exist in mammal & avian hosts
🦠Of these, 540,000-850,000 could have the ability to infect humans"
—@IPBES #PandemicsReport👉ipbes.net/pandemics
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As part of a #TransformativeChange towards pandemic prevention, Governments can place greater value on the knowledge & engagement of #IndigenousPeoples & local communities in #pandemic prevention programs
@IPBES #PandemicsReport
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Business as usual means more frequent, costly & deadly pandemics, but the estimated costs of #TransformativeChange to prevent future pandemics are just 1% of #COVID19 economic impacts
New @IPBES #PandemicsReport: how we can escape the 'Era of #Pandemics'
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"Illegal & unregulated trade & unsustainable consumption of #wildlife as well as the legal, regulated trade in wildlife, have been linked to disease emergence"
—@IPBES #PandemicsReport
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Reduced environmental impacts from economic slowdown during the 'global #COVID19 pause' are likely temporary and insignificant in the long term
@IPBES #PandemicsReport 👉 ipbes.net/pandemics
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If we don't address #biodiversity loss, #pandemics will be more frequent, costly & deadly than #COVID19
@IPBES #PandemicsReport offers options for policy & action
➡️Press release, summary & full report: ipbes.net/pandemics
➡️Social media contents: bit.ly/PandemicsReportResour…
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“There is no great mystery about the cause of #COVID19 – or any modern pandemic” @PeterDaszak
"The same human activities that drive #ClimateChange & #BiodiversityLoss also drive pandemic risk through impacts on our environment"
@IPBES #PandemicsReport👉ipbes.net/pandemics
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'@IPBES #PandemicsReport shows we can reduce risk of #pandemics if we reduce man-made global environ. changes. This requires investments in conservation, sustainable use & restoration of ecosystems
But costs of prevention are much lower than costs of a pandemic' @SvenjaSchulze68
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New @IPBES #PandemicsReport: How we can escape the 'Era of #Pandemics'
Business as usual means more frequent, costly & deadly pandemics, but estimated costs of #TransformativeChange to prevent future pandemics are just 1% of #COVID19 economic impacts
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The @IPBES #PandemicsReport shows that the same human activities driving #biodiversity loss and #ClimateChange are also making #pandemics more frequent, more costly and more deadly
The Report also shows how we can escape the era of pandemics
Read more 👉 ipbes.net/pandemics
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Future #PandemicRisk can be lowered by:
📢Promoting responsible #consumption
🌳Greater #conservation of protected areas
🦠Reducing unsustainable exploitation of high #biodiversity regions
— @IPBES #PandemicsReport 👉ipbes.net/Pandemics
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"Ecological restoration, which is critical for #conservation & #climate adaptation should integrate health considerations to avoid potential increased disease risk resulting from increased human-livestock-#wildlife contact"🦠
—@IPBES #PandemicsReport 👉 ipbes.net/Pandemics
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