
Scientists
Dr. Paula R. Prist
Research Scientist
"Deforestation continues to threaten tropical regions around the world, favoring the emergence of zoonotic diseases. In addition, several efforts are underway worldwide to restore forests on a large scale. All of these landscape changes can promote both negative and positive effects on the transmission risk of zoonotic diseases, depending on how they are done. Identifying strategies to reduce these diseases and to conserve biodiversity by managing already changing landscapes is essential to preserving human health and maintaining the provision of ecosystem services."