Rewilding for human health: exploring the connections between zoonotic diseases, human health and well-being, ecosystem degradation and biodiversity loss

Andrade, Angela, Zambrana-Torrelio, Carlos, Vasseur, Liette, Nelson, Cara, Carver, Steve and Convery, Ian ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2527-5660 (2020) Rewilding for human health: exploring the connections between zoonotic diseases, human health and well-being, ecosystem degradation and biodiversity loss. The Ecologist .

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Abstract

Had we been meeting at Feanedock for this year’s Timber Festival as planned, it is likely that the COVID-19 pandemic would have been a recurring topic of conversation. The pandemic has reminded us of the complex interactions between humans and the environment, and in particular how the emergence of zoonotic diseases such as COVID-19 can be linked to habitat encroachment, loss of biodiversity, climate change, urbanization, the legal/illegal wildlife trade, and other forms of ecosystem degradation.

Item Type:	Article
Journal / Publication Title:	The Ecologist
Publisher:	The Resurgence Trust
ISSN:	0012-9631
Related URL(s):	https://theecologist.org/2020/jul/03/rew...
Departments:	Institute of Science and Environment > Forestry and Conservation
Depositing User:	Christian Stretton
Date Deposited:	19 May 2021 14:57
Last Modified:	10 Apr 2025 08:00
URI:	https://insight.cumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/6099

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