When Mother Earth sends us a
message
Mother Earth is clearly
urging a call to action. Nature is suffering. Australian fires, heat records
and the worst locust invasion in Kenya. Now we face COVID -19, a worldwide health pandemic link to the
health of our ecosystem.
Climate change, man-made
changes to nature as well as crimes that disrupt biodiversity, such as
deforestation, land-use change, intensified agriculture and livestock
production or the growing illegal wildlife trade, can increase contact and the
transmission of infectious diseases from animals to humans (zoonotic diseases)
like COVID-19.
From one new infection
disease that emerges in humans every 4 months, 75% of these emerging diseases come from
animals,
according to UN Environment.
This shows the close
relationships between human, animal and environmental health.
Visible, positive impact–
whether through improved air quality or reduced greenhouse gas emissions – are
but temporary, because they come on the back of tragic economic slowdown and
human distress.
Let’s remind more than ever
in this International Mother Earth Day that we need a shift to a more
sustainable economy that works for both people and the planet. Let’s promote harmony with
nature and the Earth.
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