This has been done with support from IPAF/SAMBURU WOMEN TRUST The accepted wisdom is that the current pandemic started in China, with the Covid-19 virus ‘jumping’ from a wild species to humans (This is scientifically known as ‘zoonotic transmission’, or collectively as ‘zoonoses’). These zoonoses can originate from virtually anywhere, and there is evidence to suggest that land use changes such as the removal of forests can increase the chances of transmission. The people liv