Events Since 2001

Hosted by the US. Congressional International Conservation Caucus Foundation (ICCF)

• David Quammen, author of ‘Spillover’, gave an overview of Animal Infections and the next Human Pandemic
• John Scanlon defined the terms ‘wet markets’, illegal wildlife trade and shared context that subsistence hunting of wildlife to feed families should not/would not be banned.
• Christian Walzer discussed health implications of stopping the commercial trade in wildlife for human consumption and specifically called for implementing One Health
• Jimmiel Mandima focused on wildlife trade and the role of law enforcement in protecting against future pandemics suggesting that the drivers of pandemics need to be addressed holistically through cross-sectoral integrated planning and coordinated solutions that use the One Health approach.