How to identify win–win interventions that benefit human health and conservation

Hopkins, Skylar R.; Sokolow, Susanne H.; Buck, Julia C.; Leo, Giulio A. De; Jones, Isabel J.; Kwong, Laura H.; LeBoa, Christopher; Lund, Andrea J.; MacDonald, Andrew J.; Nova, Nicole; Olson, Sarah H.; Peel, Alison J.; Wood, Chelsea L.; Lafferty, Kevin D.

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“…It remains to be seen if the diclofenac ban in India and in surrounding nations will restore vultures and the ecosystem services that they provide. If so, the ban might additionally benefit food security via reduced livestock predation by wild dogs and sanitation services via clearing of carcasses that can contaminate water sources (Hopkins et al, 2020). As this example demonstrates, some natural enemy solutions may emerge from decision-making in other sectors, and could be one link in a network of positive outcomes for health, conservation and well-being.…”

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Three reasons why expanded use of natural enemy solutions may offer sustainable control of human infections

2021

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Three reasons why expanded use of natural enemy solutions may offer sustainable control of human infections

2021

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“…Even when conservation-related levers for spillover prevention exist, their impacts should be compared to those of other approaches (including economic and biomedical) and implemented from a community-based, environmental-justice perspective. Thus, sustainable solutions for alleviating zoonotic disease burden while conserving biodiversity should be evaluated based on specific knowledge of the socio-ecological context 1 .…”

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“…This has led to broader support for global conservation initiatives and spurred the United Nations' adoption of sustainable development goals (the 2030 Agenda). The prevention of zoonotic spillovers is a biosecurity imperative with a patent connection to the humanwildlife interface; thus, efforts are underway to identify solutions that both promote biodiversity conservation and facilitate zoonotic disease management 1 . However, given our incomplete understanding of the mechanisms linking biodiversity to infectious disease spillover, a clear vision of how to effect positive solutions for both human health and the environment is needed.…”

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Human-mediated impacts on biodiversity and the consequences for zoonotic disease spillover

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Human-mediated changes to natural ecosystems have consequences for both ecosystem and human health. Historically, efforts to preserve or restore 'biodiversity' can seem to be in opposition to human interests. However, the integration of biodiversity conservation and public health has gained significant traction in recent years, and new efforts to identify solutions that benefit both environmental and human health are ongoing. At the forefront of these efforts is an attempt to clarify ways in which biodiversity conservation can help reduce the risk of zoonotic spillover of pathogens from wild animals, sparking epidemics and pandemics in humans and livestock. However, our understanding of the mechanisms by which biodiversity change influences the spillover process is incomplete, limiting the application of integrated strategies aimed at achieving positive outcomes for both conservation and disease management. Here, we review the literature, considering a broad scope of biodiversity dimensions, to identify cases where zoonotic pathogen spillover is mechanistically linked to changes in biodiversity. By reframing the discussion around biodiversity and disease using mechanistic evidence -while encompassing multiple aspects of biodiversity including functional diversity, landscape diversity, phenological diversity, and interaction diversity -we work toward general principles that can guide future research and more effectively integrate the related goals of biodiversity conservation and spillover prevention. We conclude by summarizing how these principles could be used to integrate the goal of spillover prevention into ongoing biodiversity conservation initiatives. ll

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“…However, not all food habits have positive health outcomes, and not all healthy habits are environmentally sustainable (Macdiarmid 2013 ; Dwivedi et al 2017 ; Luis et al 2018 ). Here, we address this trade-off by identifying opportunities in people’s exposure to dietary choice information that could consolidate positive behavioural changes to diets that are both healthier and more sustainable (Nisbet and Gick 2008 ; Hopkins et al 2020 ). We explored online recommendations for food items purported to have immune-boosting properties across six worldwide case study regions, to discover potential dietary choices that the public is exposed to.…”

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Environmental and public health co-benefits of consumer switches to immunity-supporting food

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2022

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During COVID-19, there has been a surge in public interest for information on immunity-boosting foods. There is little scientific support for immunity-supporting properties of specific foods, but strong evidence for food choice impacts on other health outcomes (e.g. risk of non-communicable disease) and environmental sustainability. Here, we relate online recommendations for “immunity-boosting” foods across five continents to their environmental and human health impacts. More frequently recommended food items and groups are plant based and have lower land use and greenhouse gas emission impacts plus more positive health outcomes (reducing relative risks of mortality or chronic diet-related diseases) per serving of food. We identify trade-offs between environmental outcomes of increasing consumption of recommended food items, with aquatic environment impacts increasing with food recommendation frequency. People’s reliance on the Internet for health information creates an opportunity to consolidate behaviour change towards consuming foods with multiple co-benefits. Our study identifies win–win options for nudging online information-seeking behaviour towards more sustainable choices for terrestrial biodiversity conservation and human health.

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How to identify win–win interventions that benefit human health and conservation

Cited by 39 publications

References 34 publications

Three reasons why expanded use of natural enemy solutions may offer sustainable control of human infections

Three reasons why expanded use of natural enemy solutions may offer sustainable control of human infections

Human-mediated impacts on biodiversity and the consequences for zoonotic disease spillover

Environmental and public health co-benefits of consumer switches to immunity-supporting food

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