Thread by @TheWCS

This #BiodiversityDay, we are facing 3 global crises: #climatechange, #biodiversity loss, and a #pandemic crisis.

At the core, all 3 are about our destructive relationship with nature. Hope for solving them is the same, too: we must halt environmental degradation. (1/8)

Today, a new @TheWCS report shows the more we modify nature, the more likely we are to cause zoonotic spillovers.

Activities like land conversion & wildlife trade & consumption in areas of high biodiversity increase contact rates w/wildlife & raise risk. bit.ly/2ZAniCS

In fact, preserving intact forests is one of most powerful & cost-effective solutions we have to combat all 3 threats. (3/8)

This is also an example of a nature-based solution. Together, nature-based solutions can provide up to 30% of the action needed by 2030 to keep global temperature rise below 2°C—a key target in #climatecrisis (4/8)

Late last year, @TheWCS co-authored a study in Science Advances showing loss of intact tropical forests has been grossly underreported, though.

Carbon impacts are 6xs higher than we thought due to the loss of these forests between 2000 and 2013. bit.ly/3e0OLli (5/8)

Our goal is to end intact forest loss by 2030.🌳🌳

We are tackling this challenge from a strong foundation. @TheWCS works in 9/10 countries with the greatest geographic coverage of intact forests. bit.ly/3cV0jX3 (6/8)

We are also proud to be a part of #ForestsForLife—5 leading environmental groups together working to preserve intact forests. bit.ly/3bPGO0X #Forests4Life (7/8) @Global_Wildlife @UNDP @WorldResources @RainforestNORW

A 2018 analysis showed Indigenous Peoples manage at least 35% of all intact forest landscapes, too. bit.ly/2Tvz6CO

They are crucial partners in this effort. (8/8)