‘When the forests burn, the sickness comes’: how protecting trees shields millions from disease

‘When the forests burn, the sickness comes’: how protecting trees shields millions from disease

Uzquiano’s experience at Beni Biosphere Reserve is reflected in new research which suggests that preserving Amazonian forests helps to protect millions from disease. Analysing 20 years of data on 27 diseases – including malaria, Chagas disease and hantavirus – researchers found that municipalities i...

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