Ecosystem restoration: a public health intervention

Martin F. Breed; Adam T. Cross; Kiri Wallace; Keith Bradby; Emily Flies; Neva Goodwin; Menna Jones; Laura Orlando; Chris Skelly; Philip Weinstein; James Aronson

doi:10.1007/s10393-020-01480-1

Ecosystem restoration: a public health intervention

Martin F. Breed, Adam T. Cross, Kiri Wallace, Keith Bradby, Emily Flies, Neva Goodwin, Menna Jones, Laura Orlando, Chris Skelly, Philip Weinstein, James Aronson

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Abstract

We are seemingly locked into a downward spiral of ecological degradation, biodiversity loss, and a climate emergency. Ecological restoration aims to improve the ecological trajectory of degraded ecosystems. Ecosystem declines threaten human health. Dramatic changes in human behavior and government policy are essential, but will only occur through a profound paradigm shift explicitly linking human and ecological health. We outline the case for ecological restoration as a ‘public health intervention’, and provide an action plan that enables the required paradigm shift.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	269-271
Number of pages	3
Journal	EcoHealth
Volume	18
Issue number	3
Early online date	23 Jun 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-020-01480-1
Publication status	Published - Sept 2021

Keywords

Ecosystem Restoration
Public Health
climate change

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