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Connecting Global Priorities Biodiversity and Human Health

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human health<br />

Disaster risk<br />

Air quality<br />

Water quality<br />

Direct drivers of<br />

biodiversity loss include<br />

l<strong>and</strong>-use change, habitat loss,<br />

over-exploitation, pollution,<br />

invasive species <strong>and</strong> climate<br />

change. Many of these drivers<br />

aect human health directly<br />

<strong>and</strong> through their impacts on<br />

biodiversity.<br />

lth<br />

mes<br />

Climate<br />

change<br />

Women <strong>and</strong> men<br />

have dierent roles in the<br />

conservation <strong>and</strong> use of<br />

biodiversity <strong>and</strong> varying<br />

health impacts.<br />

Ecosystems<br />

Microbial<br />

biodiversity<br />

<strong>Human</strong> population<br />

health is determined, to a<br />

large extent, by social, economic<br />

<strong>and</strong> environmental<br />

factors.<br />

Infectious<br />

diseases<br />

ersity<br />

The social <strong>and</strong><br />

natural sciences are<br />

important contributors to<br />

biodiversity <strong>and</strong> health<br />

research <strong>and</strong> policy. Integrative<br />

approaches such as the<br />

Ecosystem Approach, Ecohealth<br />

<strong>and</strong> One <strong>Health</strong> unite<br />

dierent elds <strong>and</strong> require<br />

the development of mutual<br />

underst<strong>and</strong>ing <strong>and</strong> cooperation<br />

across disciplines.

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