Preface
- Author: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
- Main Title: World Wildlife Crime Report 2020 , pp 3-3
- Publication Date: January 2021
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18356/9789210052252c001
- Language: English
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The heedless exploitation of nature by humans has led to unprecedented biodiversity loss and a worsening climate crisis. It is also a threat to human health, as highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Three-quarters of all emerging infectious diseases are zoonotic, according to the United Nations Environment Programme, transferred from animals to humans, facilitated by environmental destruction and wildlife crime.
© 2020 United Nations
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Book DOI:
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