As WCS' Chris Walzer and Nicholas Robinson write in this blog for Scientific American, the COVID-19 outbreak reminds us of a fundamental fact that cannot be ignored: Human, animal, plant and environmental health and well-being are all intrinsically connected and profoundly influenced by human activities.
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