Cambridge, UK: 8th June 2021 – The current COVID-19 pandemic has put the spotlight on wildlife and the potential role of wild animals in the transmission of zoonotic disease, highlighting the intimate link between human, animal and environmental health. As Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) meet today to discuss the issue of biodiversity and health, TRAFFIC urges that serious attention be given to the urgent need to regulate, manage and monitor harvesting, trade, and use of all wild species of fauna and flora to ensure it is safe, sustainable, and legal.
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