Environmental destruction may make pandemics more likely and less manageable, shows research

Environmental destruction may make pandemics more likely and less manageable, new research suggests. The study, by the University of the West of England and the Greenpeace Research Laboratories at the ... Read More

Ecosystem degradation could raise risk of pandemics

Environmental destruction may make pandemics more likely and less manageable, new research suggests. Environmental destruction may make pandemics more likely and less manageable, new research suggests ... Read More

Why pandemics could become more likely if we continue to destroy the environment

Nani Walker is a writer, director and former senior commissioning producer at L.A. Times Short Docs, a series from L.A. Times Studios. Maggie Beidelman is a former senior video director for the Los ... Read More

Human impact on the environment may make pandemics more likely, experts warn

About two-thirds of all infectious diseases in humans have their origins in animals. Scientists say the ability of a virus to mutate and adapt from animals to the human system is very rare, but the ... Read More

Environment — and brands' approach to it — matters more than ever to consumers, study finds

78% of surveyed consumers said companies should adopt environmental practices, and 44% said the government, rather than individuals, should take the lead when addressing environmental issues, ... Read More

Climate change may make pandemics like COVID-19 much more common

"We can't deal with pandemics with Band-Aids." The likelihood of an extreme epidemic, or one similar to COVID-19, will increase threefold in the coming decades, according to a recent study published ... Read More

The rise of the eco-friendly consumer

In our 2019 Global Consumer Insights Survey, just 35% of respondents said they chose sustainable products to help protect the environment, 37% said they looked for products with environmentally ... Read More