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https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/pune-news/loss-of-biodiversity-forces-microbes-to-hitchhike-on-humans-researchers-101621610569654.html Declining biodiversity and emerging zoonoses sheds light on the role of declining biodiversity and emerging diseases on humans which has led to new diseases like Covid-19 being passed on to humans. ..Gurudas Nulkar, Madhura Bedarkar of Symbiosis International University (SIU) "“The connection between nature conservation and human wellbeing is well known, however, the role of declining biodiversity and emerging diseases is relatively less studied. The presence of a thriving biological diversity is known to have therapeutic effects on human health, but economic activities have contributed to a sharp decline in species, resulting in poor ecosystem health. Several studies have shown how microorganisms have switched from animals to humans, leading to novel diseases and we have presented studies on zoonotic diseases and biodiversity, with examples from India,”