1/ We need swift, emergency action to STOP biodiversity destruction, and to STOP making climate change worse in order to survive pandemics.
Here's a quick THREAD of information to make up for state/corporate media's refusal to focus on these interconnected existential threats.
Here's a quick THREAD of information to make up for state/corporate media's refusal to focus on these interconnected existential threats.
2/ Deforestation drives wild animals out of their natural habitats and closer to human populations, creating a greater opportunity for zoonotic diseases (diseases that spread from animals to humans). Corporations and governments refuse to take action to end forest destruction. 
3/ Climate breakdown will accelerate the transmission of zoonotic diseases by changing the boundaries and characteristics of existing animal habitats. A 4°C desert planet may yet be avoidable, but corporations and governments refuse to transform the economy to stop it happening.
4/ "...we’re really destroying the natural habitat of lots and lots and lots of other species,” said Frank Snowden, a professor emeritus of the history of medicine at Yale University. “That has enormous health consequences.”
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5/ 'Medical researchers and climate scientists note that viral outbreaks may become more common with the progression of the climate crisis, which is affecting the movement of humans, animals, and pathogens.' blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2020/02/24/cor…
