Kirkpatrick, Lucinda

2026 López Jara, Maria Jose | Prist, Paula R. | Alekseeva, Natalia | Bovi, Marcelo | Carvalho, Raquel | Davalos Segura, Samantha | Ecke, Frauke | Faust, Christina | Gilbert, Lucy | Gottdenker, Nicole L. | Grillo, Tiggy | Keesing, Felicia | Kirkpatrick, Lucinda | Lavey, Warren | Muenstermann, Nadja | Ngulube, Musonsa | Olson, Sarah H. | Reverberi-Tambosi, Leandro | Rivière, Stéphane | Romanelli, Cristina | Ronis, Emily | Sahay, S. | Salkeld, Dan | Varma, Anjana | Vasseur, L. | Wannous, Chadia | Wardrop, Nicola | Woolaston, Katie |

Ecosystem loss and degradation are not just an environmental crisis; they are a profound threat to human health and well-being. Land transformation and biodiversity loss are among the major factors driving the emergence of infectious diseases. Annually, more than five new infectious diseases are estimated to emerge, most of them originating from wildlife, with some having the potential to spread within human populations and cause epidemics or pandemics.