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Since 1960, the world has lost an area of forest larger than the island of Borneo, according to a recent study. That net loss of 817,000 square kilometers (315,000 square miles) of forest area, combined with the growth of the global population, means that there’s just half a hectare (1.2 acres) of forest for every […] ....
Disturb forests, trigger new pandemics study Logs loaded on a barge for transportation. A new study indicates that the emergence of zoonotic diseases may be linked to changes in forest areas. Copyright: Yayan Indriatmoko/CIFOR(CC BY-NC-ND 2.0). Speed read Digital technology that helps improve forests can also help illicit activities Rapid rise of the middle class puts stress on land and resources Share this article: Republish We encourage you to republish this article online and in print, it’s free under our creative commons attribution license, but please follow some simple guidelines: You have to credit our authors. You have to credit SciDev.Net where possible include our logo with a link back to the original article. ....
Price: [MANILA] The emergence of COVID-19 and other diseases of animal origin such as Ebola, SARS and HIV indicates that disturbing forests can trigger pandemics, say the authors of a new study, highlighting megatrends shaping the future of forests. While the exact origins of COVID-19 are yet to be determined, the virus has demonstrated the devastating social and economic significance of pandemics, and also highlighted a “crucial aspect of the linkages between human–forest relations and global change”, says the study published 30 November in Nature Plants. FAO’s State of the World’s Forests Report 2020 says that the majority of new infectious diseases are zoonotic and their emergence may be linked to changes in forest areas, as well as the expansion of human populations into forest areas. ....