As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take lives and disrupt economies across the world a new UN report warns further outbreaks will emerge unless governments take active measures to prevent other zoonotic diseases from crossing into the human population. The report sets out 10 recommendations to prevent future pandemics. Titled 'Preventing the Next Pandemic: Zoonotic diseases and how to break the chain of transmission' this report is a joint effort by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). It identifies seven trends driving the increasing emergence of zoonotic diseases including increased demand for animal