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Fewer insects, fewer nutritious crops: pollinator decline imperils human health

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Fewer insects, fewer nutritious crops: pollinator decline imperils human health

A first-of-its-kind study tracking 776 people across ten smallholder farming villages in Nepal found that insect pollinators directly account for 44% of household farming income and more than 20% of families’ intake of vitamin A, folate, and vitamin E.

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Fewer insects, fewer nutritious crops: pollinator decline imperils human health

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Fewer insects, fewer nutritious crops: pollinator decline imperils human health

A first-of-its-kind study tracking 776 people across ten smallholder farming villages in Nepal found that insect pollinators directly account for 44% of household farming income and more than 20% of families’ intake of vitamin A, folate, and vitamin E.

T.P. Timberlake, S. Sapkota, N.M. Saville, S.C. Baral, D.R. Bhusal, A.R. Cirtwill, K. Devkota, S. Giri, H.A. Harris-Fry, D. Joshi, S. Kortsch, S.S. Myers, T. Roslin, M.R., Smith, J. Memmott

Iraq’s Fraying Food Systems Warn of a Planetary Health Crisis
A wheat field against a blue sky

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Iraq’s Fraying Food Systems Warn of a Planetary Health Crisis

In Iraq, food system disruption is no longer a distant forecast. It is visible in diminished wheat fields under harsher skies, in smaller sheep flocks, in higher prices for meat and dairy, and in the uneasy coexistence of farms with oil infrastructure. The Planetary Health lens reminds us that truly nourishing food is never only about calories or markets, it is also about the wellbeing of the land, water, air, animals, and people who sustain one another.

Abdullah Y. Shihab

How do the Sustainable Development Goals Connect to Planetary Health?
Image by Markus Spiske

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How do the Sustainable Development Goals Connect to Planetary Health?

Planetary Health Campus Ambassador Amy Fernando explores the often underdefined relationship between the Planetary Health Framework and the Sustainable Development Goals, highlighting the need for coordinated, collective action to advance both in parallel toward a more sustainable future.

Amy Fernando

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