The Nature of Pandemics: Why Protecting Biodiversity is Key to Human Survival - Hardcover

by Jake Robinson (Author)

Examines the deep connections between human activities, emerging infectious diseases and biodiversity. Drawing on cutting-edge research, it explores how environmental destruction, climate change and globalisation drive pandemics - and how restoring ecosystems can help prevent future outbreaks.

Author Biography

Jake M. Robinson is a microbial and restoration ecologist currently living in Australia. He earned a PhD in the environment-microbiome-health axis at the University of Sheffield, UK. His research interests span microbes, ecosystems, social equity issues and strategies to conserve and restore nature. Jake is a core member of the UNFCCC think tank, Resilience Frontiers, specialising in biodiversity-health connections.

The Nature of Pandemics: Why Protecting Biodiversity is Key to Human Survival is Jake's third book.