While the world’s attention is focused on controlling COVID-19, evidence points at the biodiversity crisis as a leading factor in its emergence, and the outbreak of many past emerging infectious diseases. Agriculture is a major driver of biodiversity loss globally. Feeding a growing human population in ways that minimize harm to biodiversity is thus imperative to prevent the next COVID-19. Solutions exist, but the burden of implementing them should not be left to farmers alone, who are mainly small-scale family farmers. Supportive policies and markets are needed, but unlikely to bring about the required changes alone. A global concerted effort similar to the Paris Agreement for climate is probably required.

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修复我们的全球农业系统以防止下一个 COVID-19

虽然全世界的注意力都集中在控制 COVID-19 上，但有证据表明，生物多样性危机是其出现以及许多过去新出现的传染病爆发的主要因素。农业是全球生物多样性丧失的主要驱动因素。因此，以尽量减少对生物多样性危害的方式养活不断增长的人口对于预防下一次 COVID-19 至关重要。解决方案是存在的，但实施这些方案的负担不应由农民独自承担，他们主要是小规模家庭农民。需要支持性政策和市场，但不太可能单独带来所需的变化。可能需要类似于《巴黎气候协定》的全球一致努力。