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The value of China’s ban on wildlife trade and consumption

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China’s decision to ban the trade and consumption of terrestrial wild animals, while controversial, is a viable response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The ban has implications that extend beyond safeguarding human health to also help combat illegal wildlife trade and protect threatened species.

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L.P.K. is supported by the Singapore National Research Foundation (NRF-RSS2019-007). Y.L. is supported by the Rhodes Scholarship.

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  1. Centre for Nature-based Climate Solutions, and Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

    Lian Pin Koh

  2. Interdisciplinary Centre for Conservation Science, Department of Zoology, and School of Geography and Environment, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

    Yuhan Li

  3. Asian School of the Environment, Earth Observatory Singapore, Nanyang Technological University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

    Janice Ser Huay Lee

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Koh, L.P., Li, Y. & Lee, J.S.H. The value of China’s ban on wildlife trade and consumption. Nat Sustain 4, 2–4 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-020-00677-0

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