Sarah Hanson-Young (SA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That the Senate—

(a) notes that:

(i) the science is well established on the link between wildlife consumption and the transfer of zoonotic diseases, such as Coronavirus, to humans,

(ii) closing wildlife markets will not be enough to prevent future pandemics like COVID-19; it must be accompanied by an end to the trade of wildlife for consumption and other purposes,

(iii) ending the trade of wildlife would not only help keep the global community safe from future pandemics but also help protect the world's precious wildlife for future generations,

(iv) wildlife trade impacts biodiversity, can cause diseases to be transferred between other wildlife species putting them at risk, drives poaching and trafficking and ultimately fuels the extinction crisis around the world, and

(v) the G20 meets in November and will focus on the global response to the pandemic; and

(b) calls on the Federal Government to advocate for a global ban on the trade of wildlife.