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Aug 4, 2022 • 31 tweets • 15 min read
You probably know that ecosystem degradation can cause spillover and disease outbreaks (lose–lose scenarios). In our new paper, we evaluate 46 potential ✨win–win solutions✨ for conservation and human infectious disease control. Here’s what we learned👇🏼 thelancet.com/journals/lanpl…
Let’s start with an example of a win–win solution: in western Borneo, programs that improve health care access and sustainable livelihood options for people living near protected rainforests reduce illegal logging and improve human health. @planet_indo@HIHngo