Next pandemic? Amazon deforestation may spark new diseases
Sao Paulo, BrazilThomson Reuters Foundation As farms expand into the Amazon rainforest, felled trees and expanding pastures may open the way for new Brazilian exports beyond beef and soybeans, researchers say: pandemic diseases. Changes in the Amazon are driving displaced species of animals, from bats to monkeys to mosquitoes, into new areas, while opening the […]
Essay: As political violence rises, we need peacemakers at the polls
In an article first published on Religion News Service, Rev Jennifer Butler, CEO of Faith in Public Life, says Christians have an important duty in the upcoming US election – preventing violence against people regarded as political adversaries…