▲ Indonesian forest destruction site
The global pandemic of Corona 19, with more than 20 million confirmed cases of Corona 19 around the world, is groaning around the world. Pointed out.
According to foreign media such as Guardian, experts believe that the successive outbreaks of infectious diseases common to animals from SARS and MERS to Corona 19 are caused by human behavior that invades animal habitats in remote areas and develops nature.
Because of the indiscriminate approach to nature, the coronavirus family, which has existed for a long time in the animal body, has emerged as a common infectious disease, and because of the widespread movement due to globalization, the disease is spread all over the planet.
Experts warn that if this trend cannot be reversed, the likelihood of regular epidemics such as Corona 19 will increase as well.
Experts are agreeing that in order to prevent another pandemic, it is necessary to regulate deforestation and trade in wild animals, expand public health facilities, and establish a dense disease surveillance system.
However, in the era of Corona 19, deforestation in Asia, Africa, and Latin America appeared to be increasing rapidly.
According to the World Nature Fund, WWF's German branch and GLAD, a deforestation monitoring organization, the total area of deforestation worldwide has increased by 77% compared to 2017-2019 since the pandemic began in April.
In particular, Brazil's Amazon rainforest has disappeared from August last year to July of this year, as much as the area of Cyprus, a Mediterranean island country.
WWF's Mike Barrett explained the background of the accelerated deforestation, saying, "In the aftermath of Corona 19, residents of some areas where the local economy has collapsed are turning to the surrounding land to survive."
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