Haribon: improved conservation can prevent pandemics

As the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic continues to put millions of lives around the world at risk, Haribon Foundation calls to address ecosystem disturbances linked to disease outbreaks and prevent future pandemics.

The foundation believes anthropogenic environmental impacts such as biodiversity loss, habitat conversion, illegal wildlife trade, and climate change play a crucial role in the spread of infectious diseases as nearly all recent pandemics have originated from wildlife.