Biodiversity Loss Climate Change
Impact of dams and irrigation schemes in Anopheline (Diptera: Culicidae) bionomics and malaria epidemiology. Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo.
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WHAT IS PLANETARY HEALTH?
Land Use and Land Cover Change
The conversion of natural habitat to land used for agriculture and industry is occurring rapidly on a global scale, with dire consequences for the structure and function of ecosystems.
Demographic shifts and increased demand for food, animal products, biofuel, and even cosmetics continue to drive the destruction of ecosystems and their services. This extractive activity leads to negative environmental and human health impacts including:
90% Tropical deforestation driven by agriculture, according to the World Wildlife Fund's 2024 Living Planet Report
- Substantial reduction of biological diversity
- Increased local air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from land clearing by burning, which is particularly problematic in tropical and subtropical regions where oil palm cultivation is rapidly increasing
- Soil degradation, which reduces soil ecosystem services such as carbon storage, and increases the risk of desertification
- Nitrogen and phosphorus deposition from agricultural field runoff
- Decreased water quality and quantity
- Increased exposure to water-borne, zoonotic, and vector-borne diseases
The complex interactions between changes in land use, land cover, ecosystem services, and the attendant impacts on human health require longitudinal study across geographic regions in addition to urgent action to re-wild and restore many of the planet’s natural habitats.
Land Use and Land Cover Change Resources
Biodiversity Loss Land Use and Land Cover Change
Integrating Ecology and Poverty Reduction: Ecological Dimensions.
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Infectious Diseases Land Use and Land Cover Change
Prevalence of zoonotic bacteria in wild and farmed aquatic species and seafood: A scoping study, systematic review, and meta-analysis of published research. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease.
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Biodiversity Loss Land Use and Land Cover Change
Recent advances in the valuation of ecosystem services and biodiversity. Oxford Review of Economic Policy.
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Mental Health Land Use and Land Cover Change
Attention to four key principles can promote health outcomes from desert Aboriginal land management. The Rangeland Journal.
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