Tude Middot; Alexis
The drama began to blame each other.The real deaths of coronary virus in 2019 are still unknown, but in the process of the development of the epidemic, hatred and error messages are full of hate and error messages.The damage caused by rumors and viruses itself to family and communities is equivalent to our failure to ensure that policy is based on science, not speech.
Studies have shown that viruses are more common from animals to humans.Some people mistakenly believe that epidemic disease is caused by artificial mistakes.However, there is evidence that the preservation and diversity of biological communities or habitats reduces the contact between humans and animals, and also reduces the possibility of new diseases in human groups.We do not focus on science, which is a major factor that leads to the current coronary virus crisis.
Diseases spread by animals are more common than ever.A study by peers in 2017 found that those infected with human infected infection, such as the Sinono virus, Ibala virus, Shas and Lem disease, 75%were human and livestock, or they were passed from animals to humans.Diseases caused by pathogens.
Human and livestock records repeatedly appeared in recorded human history.As early as the black death of the 14th century, before killing one -third of the population of Europe, the Old Testament Middot; Samuel's ear described the popularity of an plague.In 2300 BC, the rabies carried by hounds were raging.Researchers re -read the work of PLUTARCH (Plutarch (Plus: Greek biography writer in the first century) in 2003 and found that the death of the Alexander Great AD in 323 BC may be due to his infection from a group of crows.Virus.These dead crows fell under his feet when he entered Babylon.
Studies on the increase in common diseases of human and animals have shown that this disease may be caused by human beings' changes in natural habitats: the transformation of urban development, wetland to agriculture, pollution, and forest cutting are key factor.Studies on Ipora virus found that the outbreak of the Ipora epidemic is closely related to agricultural production.When the forest was fell to plant crops, the bats with insects were disappeared, and the Ipora virus host bat, which was eaten by fruits, increased.
Rich biological diversity slows down the speed of disease spread to humans.In an article published in the 2010 magazine in 2010, Felicia Middot; Felicia Keesing and 12 other researchers concluded that they reserved and protected complete ecosystems, as well as their unique biological diversitySex can reduce the contact between human and animals, the emergence of new diseases, and the popularity of infectious diseases.
This is the result of a phenomenon of dilution effect.Every time the hazard pathogens spread from the hostels to non -host species, the number will gradually decrease.Study infectious diseases at the social ecosystem of French scientist Seldot; Serge Morand believes that the richer biological diversity, the more microorganisms will flow at low noise levels.This means that they are not easy to spread from one species to another.
Industrialization agriculture is another factor.In 2012, the Robert Lawrence of Hopkins; Robert Lawrence at the University of Hopkins pointed out that our current edible animal production model seriously affects the evolution and spread of the virus.This system Hellip; Hellip; serious threat to public health, including increased risk of influenza in large popularity.
As an elastic vegetarian, I will not make radical remarks on the sin of meat, but the data is disturbing.Every year, 70 billion livestock is raised as food in the world, and more than 150 million tons of seafood produced, nearly half of which come from aquaculture.
Such a large production volume is a kind of pressure on our biodiversity because it pollutes air, land and waterway.Clean up the land required for breeding animals and plant standardized feed, which has promoted the cutting of the forest.Therefore, when it comes to reducing the spread of infectious diseases like coronary virus in 2019, we only need to see what we have in our dining plate.
Once the crown disease is popular, we cannot bear the cost of returning everything to normal.The accumulation of ventilator and mask cannot protect us from the next epidemic invasion.For our survival, the only positive method of collective and responsible actions is to ensure the diversity of ecosystems.This means that we must completely change those habits that promote us to consume in unsustainable ways, which will harm our well -being.
In 2018, the French government passed a policy, that is, before 2030, it stopped importing products related to forestry, such as palm oil, beef and wood, and set it on biofuels extracted from the raw materials that caused the forest.Purchase upper limit.Instead of accusing each other as usual, policy makers are better to choose the way to cooperate with exporters, including using development assistance to encourage them to turn to production methods that are conducive to biological diversity.The policy also includes a plan for public procurement and label requirements for zero -destruction of forests to help consumers make better choices.
If the situation before the crown disease is not clear, it should now be a lot clear: protecting biological communities must be the top priority in the national agenda.In order to prevent the outbreak of the future endangering our lives and threatening our livelihood, this is the most effective and most cost -effective method.
Author Tudor Alexis is a diplomat at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and is currently serving as Consul General in Toronto.
English Title: Biopersity or BUST
Copyright: Project Syndicate, 2020
