Workshop Report on Biodiversity and Pandemics of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
Peter Daszak, Carlos G. das Neves, John Amuasi, David Haymen, Thijs Kuiken, Benjamín Roche, Carlos Zambrana‐Torrelio, Peter Buss, Heliana Dundarova, Yasha Feferholtz, Gábor Földvári, Etinosa O. Igbinosa, Sandra Junglen, Qiyong Liu, Gerardo Suzán, Marcela Uhart, Chadia Wannous, Katie Woolaston, Paola Mosig Reidl, Karen O’Brien, Unai Pascual, Peter Stoett, Hongying Li, Hien T. Ngo
Abstract
The workshop brought together 22 experts from all regions of the world, to discuss 1) how pandemics emerge from the microbial diversity found in nature; 2) the role of land-use change and climate change in driving pandemics; 3) the role of wildlife trade in driving pandemics; 4) learning from nature to better control pandemics; and 5) preventing pandemics based on a “One Health” approach.