CONTENTS CALL FOR GLOBAL ACTION 4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 6 1. THE SYMPTOM: NEW ZOONOTIC DISEASES ARE EMERGING AT AN ALARMING RATE 2. THE DIAGNOSIS: HOW HUMANITY'S BROKEN RELATIONSHIP WITH NATURE IS DRIVING ZOONOTIC DISEASE EMERGENCE 10 14 CASE STUDY 1: THE ROLE OF WILDLIFE MARKETS AND ILLEGAL TRADE IN 2002-2003 SARS PANDEMIC 16 CASE STUDY 2: THE ROLE OF DEFORESTATION IN EBOLA OUTBREAKS IN WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA 18 CASE STUDY 3: THE ROLE OF AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION IN NIPAH VIRUS OUTBREAK IN 1998 20 3. THE OUTCOMES: THE COSTS OF HUMANITY'S BROKEN RELATIONSHIP WITH NATURE 24 4. THE OPPORTUNITY: WHY THIS MOMENT IS A KEY OPPORTUNITY FOR TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE 5. THE PATH FORWARD: A NEW DEAL FOR NATURE & PEOPLE TO RESTORE HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP WITH NATURE 28 32 ENDNOTES 37 Cover photography: © Jabruson / naturepl.com 3http://www.naturepl.com