1. 25 percent of all deaths are linked to “environmental risks” like air pollution, water contamination and chemical exposure. F
2. An estimated 60 percent of human infections are of animal origins. T
3. Across the globe, nine in 10 people are breathing unclean air, harming their health and shortening their life span. T
4. Nearly one in three people suffer from some form of malnutrition and much of the world’s population is affected by diet-related diseases, such as heart diseases, diabetes and cancer. T
5. 15,000 medicinal plant species are at risk of extinction and that the Earth loses at least one potential major drug every two years. T
(TribunnewsBogor.com/Tia)