Nature Conservation Day: How man vs wild conflict gives birth to pandemics

A look at what nature has to do with the spread of diseases and how human exploitation has led to the mess our planet is in currently

The novel coronavirus has spread around the world at the speed of a lightning, killing over 650,000 and infecting 16.6 million people so far. According to scientists at Conservation International, there's a direct link between the destruction of nature and disease outbreaks. On the World Nature Conservation Day, let us understand what nature has to do with the spread of diseases and how human exploitation has led to the mess our planet is in currently.

Ecosystems and human body function similarly: When they are robust and healthy — which means when they have diverse species and space for