Emerging data highlight how forest destruction and fragmentation can encourage transmission of zoonotic diseases.

Forests also provide essential health products such as hygiene and ... These diseases originate from the transfer of pathogens from animals to humans, and they usually occur when natural ...

And many animals also take advantage of the freshly burned forest. The charred remains of trees provide the perfect habitats for insects and small wildlife. Wood wasps, for instance, depend on the ...

Some non-native species (plants, animals, microbes, and fungi not originally from ... For example, ecological studies have shown that fire plays a key role in maintaining healthy forest ecosystems in ...