Giulia Wegner

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Sindhi cattle near Amazon rainforest: flexitarian diets could feed the growing world population without further encroaching onto wild habitat. Lucas Ninno via GettyImages

Eating less food from animal sources is key to reducing the risk of wildlife‑origin diseases and global warming

Giulia Wegner, University of Oxford and Kris Murray, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Infectious diseases originating in wild animals are high and may be increasing. This is a sign that ecosystem degradation is undermining the planet’s capacity to sustain human wellbeing.

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