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Serge Morand: “When we lose biodiversity, we lose the regulation of epidemics”
Unless we address climate issues seriously Covid19 will not be the last pandemic humanity will have to face While the exact causes of the emergence of this pandemic remain mysterious there is little doubt that it is linked to environmental imbalances Ecological pioneer Serge Morand is currently a research director at the French National Centre for Scientific Research CNRS and an associate researcher at the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development CIRAD His research focuses on the study of ecological and biological theories to understand human health and the emergence of diseases He recently appeared in Making Pandemics the investigative journalist MarieMonique Robins latest documentary On the occasion of a special premiere at UNESCO headquarters in Paris on April 22 Morand shared his observations on these issues