Professor Manfred Lenzen

Deforestation for consumer products increases malaria risk, research finds

Researchers have found that in areas that have been deforested…

9 March 2020 | By Sam Mehmet (New Food)

Researchers have found that in areas that have been deforested for the production of increasingly demanded goods such as coffee, cocoa and beef, there was an increased risk of malaria transmission due to the optimisation of environments for mosquitoes.