ipbes (@IPBES): "🦠'There are 1.7 million undiscovered #viruses lurking in mammals &birds, half of which may have the ability to infect people. .#Pandemics are growing in number as human activities place more stress on the #environment'🌿 —@Sarah_Gibbens via @NatGeo https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2020/10/protecting-land-animals-will-mitigate-future-pandemics-report-says/" | nitter

ipbes

@IPBES

3 Nov 2020

🦠'There are 1.7 million undiscovered #viruses lurking in mammals &birds, half of which may have the ability to infect people. .#Pandemics are growing in number as human activities place more stress on the #environment'🌿 —@Sarah_Gibbens via @NatGeo nationalgeographic.com/envir…

Protecting land and animals will mitigate future pandemics, report says

The same forces driving extinction, habitat loss, and climate change will also lead to future pandemics, say an international group of scientists.

nationalgeographic.com

Nov 3, 2020 · 1:17 PM UTC

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Klaus Riede @KlausRiede

3 Nov 2020

Replying to @IPBES @Sarah_Gibbens @NatGeo

So does this mean researchers should visit every #batcave to discover more viruses, or should they leave them alone?

💬 @dzimaj

4 Nov 2020

Replying to @IPBES @Sarah_Gibbens @NatGeo

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