Biodiversité

TRIBUNE. Seize acteurs de la finance, des agences publiques, de la recherche et des associations appellent dans une tribune au « Monde » à des investissements massifs en faveur de la gestion durable des ressources naturelles et de la transformation des modèles de production et de consommation

Zoonotic viruses infect people directly most often when they handle live primates, bats, and other wildlife (or their meat) or indirectly from farm animals such as chickens and pigs. The risks are higher than ever (2, 3) as increasingly intimate associations between humans and wildlife disease reservoirs accelerate the potential for viruses to spread globally. Here, we assess the cost of monitoring and preventing disease spillover driven by the unprecedented loss and fragmentation of tropical forests and by the burgeoning wildlife trade.