Climate change effects or complex man-animal interactions—why are zoonotic disease outbreaks like covid-19 becoming more frequent?
Inger Andersen, executive director of the UN Environment Programme, said last month that nature was sending humankind a “message" through the coronavirus pandemic and climate crisis.
In an interview with The Guardian, the Danish environmentalist said there were too many different stress points on the natural system at the same time.
Something, she said, had to give. Even as lockdowns around the world continue, including in India, the number of novel coronavirus cases has crossed 2.7 million.