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World Environment Day 2020: To prevent future pandemics, it is important to bridge the human—animal health divide
Undark • 5 years agoVeterinarians, as well as wildlife biologists, livestock farmers, and zookeepers, remain an untapped resource for combatting diseases that threaten people.
World Environment Day 2020: Bats are not the enemy in the fight against the novel Coronavirus
Mongabay India • 5 years agoOversimplification of scientific facts and misinterpretations have triggered a backlash against bats, prompting biologists to clear the air on bat-borne viruses.
World Environment Day 2020: Tigers are threatened by a nearly 24,000 kilometers network of planned roads across Asia
Mongabay • 5 years agoThe explosion of new roads is driven in part by the global development strategies such as China’s Belt and Road Initiative.
World Environment Day 2020: Cleaning India’s air pollution — damned if we do, damned if we don’t?
Chiragd • 5 years agoAir pollution causes respiratory problems. Ironically, so might a too-rapid pollution clean up.
World Environment Day 2020: Blue Acceleration — Human's dash for ocean resources mirrors what we’ve done to the land
• 5 years agoThe burdens on ocean ecosystems is growing, and we simply don’t know as much about these ecosystems as we would like.
World Environment Day 2020: How natural habitat destruction can fuel zoonotic diseases like COVID-19
Mongabay India • 5 years agoExperts have found links to the emergence of viruses like Nipah, Lassa, Hendra, COVID-19, HIV, and others to deforestation.
World Environment Day 2019: UN warns of dangers of air pollution; messages calling for action flood Twitter
Eesha Bodapati • 6 years agoChina is hosting World Environment Day 2019 with 'Beat Air Pollution as the theme. The UN chief pointed out that air pollution kills 7 million people every year and contributes to climate change.
World Environment Day: Prakash Javadekar launches 'SelfieWithSapling' campaign, urges people to advocate cause on social media
• 6 years agoCalling for active public participation in World Environment Day celebrations on 5 June, Prakash Javadekar launched a ;SelfieWithSapling' campaign, urging people to plant a sapling and click a selfie with it.