Future pandemics will emerge more often, spread more rapidly, do more damage to the world economy and kill more people than COVID-19 unless there is a transformative change in the global approach to dealing with infectious diseases, warns a major new report on biodiversity and pandemics by 22 leading experts from around the world.
Highlights: Intergovernmental Council on Pandemic Prevention; Addressing risk drivers including deforestation & wildlife trade; Tax high pandemic-risk activities
540,000 - 850,000 unknown viruses in nature could still infect people; More frequent, deadly and costly pandemics forecast; Current economic impacts are 100 times the estimated cost of prevention
L'IPBES, Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services met à disposition le rapport complet https://ipbes.net/sites/default/files/2020-10/20201028%20IPBES%20Pandemics%20Workshop%20Report%20Plain%20Text%20Final_0.pdf
et son résumé executive summary of the Report here.