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The beginning of the crisis: pandemics are not falling from the sky

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“Pandemics do not fall from the sky. There is always an animal-to-human transmission somewhere…. More and more forests are being cut down, for example to plant palm oil plantations. The natural habitat of bats is shrinking. They like to stay in the palm oil plantations, but they also get closer to the settlements. They distribute their viruses to the plants via saliva and faeces. The chance that humans or animals come into contact with bat viruses in plantations increases significantly. " # COVID19

The beginning of the crisis: pandemics are not falling from the sky

The emergence and spread of the corona virus has to do with the great pressure on ecosystems. Why the measures to contain it will bring little and the number of pandemics should increase.

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Written by Bruno Manser Fund

The Bruno Manser Fund stands for fairness in the tropical forest: We are committed to preserving the endangered tropical rainforests with their biodiversity and are particularly committed to the rights of the rainforest population.

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