We have over-exploited the planet's resources and encroached into areas that were previously relatively safe for wildlife. Wildlife trade and trafficking as well as factory farming can create enabling conditions for viruses to spill over from their animal hosts into humans. Intensive animal farming relies on mass confinement and consequent suffering of farmed animals. This increases the risk of zoonotic diseases and antimicrobial resistance.

We need to reform food and farming policy so that it respects human health, the welfare of farmed animals, the planetary boundaries and the survival and well-being of wildlife. The EU must lead in taking ambitious action through the Farm to Fork Strategy, the Biodiversity Strategy and the Common Agricultural Policy in order to avoid future crises.

Jane Goodall, PhD, DBE, iconic speaker for the natural world, shared her visionary insights for reform of policy and inspired us all to show full regard for the value of the planet and all the living beings who share it.

Dr Jane Goodall

JANE GOODALL, PHD, DBE, FOUNDER - THE JANE GOODALL INSTITUTE AND UN MESSENGER OF PEACE