Study urges new approach to managing nature's hazards

A new study argues that our approach to the dangers nature poses to people needs rethinking. The scale is substantial: animal-transmitted diseases cause more than 700,000 deaths annually, snakebites kill up to 500,000 people each year, and pests cost an estimated $220 billion in crop losses. The researchers frame these hazards alongside the benefits ecosystems provide, rather than as a separate problem. How societies balance the two may shape both public health and food security.

Which nature-related risk do you think gets the least public attention?

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