If we want to stop future pandemics, biodiversity matters now more than ever. Focus on the foll...

1. zoonotic diseases

1.1. infectious diseases caused by pathogens

1.2. habitats of host populations disappear

2. poaching and illegal extraction

2.1. the remaining rangers face well-funded and organized criminal organizations

2.2. But law enforcement isn't the only thing rangers do

3. the world's biodiversity now faces new challenges

3.1. many governments will rush to re-solve the economic crisis

4. There has been much debate about what is "green"

4.1. Many people have almost forgotten that the greenest investment is in the nature around us

5. In the post-COVID era, mobilizing budgets for biodiversity will be more difficult than ever.

5.1. Development assistance and private investments are also likely to decline due to the general focus on the Covid response

6. Initiative for the Financing of Biodiversity

6.1. its aim is to help countries recognize the importance of protecting biodiversity