The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxExperts are set to warn world leaders about the rising threat of future pandemics that can cripple the planet once again if dramatic deforestation rates continue.A UN summit on biodiversity, set to be held in New York next month, will hear there is strong evidence between environmental destruction and the rise of deadly new diseases, such as coronavirus.Rapid deforestation and the uncontrolled expansion of farming and building mines in remote regions combined with the hunting of wild animals as food are reportedly creating "perfect storm" for diseases to form.It is estimated that a third of all emerging diseases have begun during land.
Read more on dailystar.co.uk