Biodiversity Targets, SDGs and Health: A New Turn after the Coronavirus Pandemic?

Lajaunie, Claire; Morand, Sergé

doi:10.3390/su13084353

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“…The relationships between health and wellbeing, biodiversity, healthy ecosystems, and climate change have been attracting attention of researchers and politicians internationally over the last few years [1,57,58]. The current situation around the world added one more issue to these ponderings, namely their relationships with the coronavirus pandemic [59].…”

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Sociodemographic Determinants of Poles’ Attitudes towards the Forest during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Koprowicz

Korzeniewicz

Pusz

et al. 2022

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Attitudes towards forest ecosystems have been changing together with human needs, which is amplified with society’s increasing need to spend recreation time in the forest. The phenomenon has been particularly visible during the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this study was to determine the attitude of Poles to forests during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research was based on (1) a sociodemographic background questionnaire that consisted of questions about the independent variables and (2) the LAS scale—an independently prepared tool for measuring attitudes towards the forest. In the survey, 1025 people participated (673 women). The age of the subjects was between 19 and 68. The attitude towards the forest was analysed in three dimensions: Benefits, Involvement, and Fears. The Mann–Whitney U test and Kruskal–Wallis one-way analysis of variance by ranks were used for statistical analysis. Women and people with primary education expressed the most fears connected with going to the forest. Men and people living in the countryside and in small towns, as well as respondents who were professionally active and performing work connected with forests were the most involved in exploring the forest and working for its benefit. Concerning the forest, concerned women, people from the highest age group, respondents with university education, and white-collar workers notice the most benefits from recreational activities in the forest.

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Sociodemographic Determinants of Poles’ Attitudes towards the Forest during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Koprowicz

Korzeniewicz

Pusz

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“…While the world has made significant strides in combating COVID-19, the risk of future pandemics remains ever-present [4,7]. Factors such as population growth, urbanization, and increased human-animal interactions have heightened the likelihood of zoonotic disease transmission [32]. Furthermore, the rise of antimicrobial resistance [33,34] and the potential for bioterrorism pose grave challenges to our ability to respond effectively to emerging infectious diseases.To fortify our defenses against future pandemics, a comprehensive, coordinated global effort is imperative.…”

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“…Concurrent with the threat of pandemics, the escalating impacts of climate change pose an existential challenge to global health and prosperity [12]. Rising temperatures, altered precipitation patterns, and increased frequency of extreme weather events [20][21][22] have far-reaching consequences for human health, food security, water availability, and economic stability.Climate change exacerbates the risk of vector-borne diseases, malnutrition, and mental health is-sues [8,32,38], while also contributing to the displacement of populations and heightened conflicts over dwindling resources [26,39]. These impacts disproportionately affect marginalized communities, further exacerbating existing inequalities and straining already overburdened healthcare systems [27,37,40].…”

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"Bracing for the Next Crisis: Pandemics, Climate Change, and Safeguarding Global Health and Prosperity"

Maria Cati

2024

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The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the vulnerabilities of global healthcare systems and the far-reaching consequences of public health crises on economies and societies [1-3]. As we address the aftermath, we must confront the looming threats of future pandemics [4-6] and escalating climate change impacts [7-9] on global health and wealth. This article introduces the Global Health and Prosperity Index (GHPI), a novel index that comprehensively evaluates a nation's preparedness and resilience against public health emergencies, climate change impacts, and economic ramifications. The GHPI encompasses three core domains: pandemic preparedness, climate change resilience, and economic stability and equity. By integrating these domains, the GHPI provides a holistic assessment to inform policy decisions, prioritize resource allocation, and foster international collaboration, ultimately safeguarding health, prosperity, and peace [10,11].

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“…The emergence of NHID is rooted in the same human activities leading to the current biodiversity and climatic crises, which facilitate conditions for spillover events (Lawler 2009 ; IPBES 2020 ; Morand 2020 ; Lajaunie and Morand 2021 ; Stephens et al 2021 ; Bernstein et al 2022 ; Kock and Caceres-Escobar 2022 ). Despite promising discussions in high-level international fora, the interconnection between the health of the environment, animals and humans has been historically overlooked, as demonstrated by low investment towards environmental solutions (Dobson et al 2020 ; IPBES 2020 ).…”

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Operationalizing One Health: Environmental Solutions for Pandemic Prevention

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Human pressure on the environment is increasing the frequency, diversity, and spatial extent of disease outbreaks. Despite international recognition, the interconnection between the health of the environment, animals, and humans has been historically overlooked. Past and current initiatives have often neglected prevention under the One Health preparedness cycle, largely focusing on post-spillover stages. We argue that pandemic prevention initiatives have yet to produce actionable targets and indicators, connected to overarching goals, like it has been done for biodiversity loss and climate change. We show how the Driver-Pressure-State-Impact-Response framework, already employed by the Convention on Biological Diversity, can be repurposed to operationalize pandemic prevention. Global responses for pandemic prevention should strive for complementarity and synergies among initiatives, better articulating prevention under One Health. Without agreed-upon goals underpinning specific targets and interventions, current global efforts are unlikely to function at the speed and scale necessary to decrease the risk of disease outbreaks that might lead to pandemics. Threats to the environment are not always abatable, but decreasing the likelihood that environmental pressure leads to pandemics, and developing strategies to mitigate these impacts, are both attainable goals.

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Biodiversity Targets, SDGs and Health: A New Turn after the Coronavirus Pandemic?

Cited by 6 publications

References 30 publications

Sociodemographic Determinants of Poles’ Attitudes towards the Forest during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Sociodemographic Determinants of Poles’ Attitudes towards the Forest during the COVID-19 Pandemic

"Bracing for the Next Crisis: Pandemics, Climate Change, and Safeguarding Global Health and Prosperity"

Operationalizing One Health: Environmental Solutions for Pandemic Prevention

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