Socioecological vulnerability and the risk of zoonotic disease emergence in Brazil

Winck, Gisele R.; Raimundo, Rafael L. G.; Fernandes‐Ferreira, Hugo; Bueno, Marina Galvão; D’Andrea, Paulo Sérgio; Rocha, Fabiana Lopes; Tabet, Gabriella; Vilar, Emmanuel Messias; Brandão, Martha Lima; Cordeiro, José Luís Passos; Andreazzi, Cecilia S.

doi:10.1126/sciadv.abo5774

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“…The record of consumption of only seven species of wild animals in our study indicates that animal consumption is underestimated in the NDS-HBS, when considering other studies conducted in Brazil. For example, reviews show that at least 52 species of wild mammals are consumed in Brazil 41 , 39 species of wild birds in the state of Ceará, and 13 species of reptiles in Brazil 34 , 42 , 43 . The lack of more comprehensive information on the consumption of wild animals also raises sanitary concerns, as this is one of the main means of transmission of zoonoses 44 .…”

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Biodiversity is overlooked in the diets of different social groups in Brazil

Gomes

Chaves

Carvalho

et al. 2023

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Food biodiversity is essential for improving nutrition and reducing hunger in populations worldwide. However, in middle and low-income countries, the biodiversity of food production does not necessarily represent food consumption patterns by population. We used Brazil, one of the world's megabiodiverse countries, as a case study to investigate the following questions: what is the prevalence of consumption of biodiverse foods in Brazil, and what are the socioeconomic factors that influence their consumption throughout the country? We used data from a Brazilian representative national dietary survey to estimate the frequency of food consumption of unconventional food plants, edible mushrooms, and wild meat, in according to socioeconomic variables. Thus, we investigated the socioeconomic predictors of Unconventional Food Plants consumption using methods of Machine Learning (ML) and multiple zero-inflated Poisson (ZIP) regression. We showed that biodiverse food consumption in Brazil is low, just related by 1.3% of the population, varying in according to area, ethnicity, age, food insecurity, sex, and educational level. Our findings of low utilization of biodiversity suggest an important mismatch between the rich biodiversity of the country and its representation in the human diet.

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Biodiversity is overlooked in the diets of different social groups in Brazil

Gomes

Chaves

Carvalho

et al. 2023

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“…Other “health‐related ecosystem disservices” resulting from forest degradation shall emerge, such as the increment of zoonotic diseases, as degradation potentially favor the proliferation of disturbance‐adapted vertebrates (e.g. marsupials and rodents), which operates as pathogen reservoir in the Amazon region (Winck et al 2022).…”

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Restoring fire‐degraded social forests via biocultural approaches: a key strategy to safeguard the Amazon legacy

Pereira

Tabarelli

Barros

et al. 2023

Restoration Ecology

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Wildfires have emerged as an escalating source of tropical forest degradation with a cascade of negative consequences for the sustainable development of tropical regions. This is particularly the case in the Amazon forest region as wildfires have already degraded a considerable extension of both secondary and old‐growth forests, including “social forests” managed by traditional communities into protected areas. Here, we advocate in favor of a neglected perspective recognizing wildfires as an escalating threat of unanticipated but certainly devasting impacts on social forests, communal territories, the social reproduction of local/traditional forest‐based communities, and the network of protected areas devoted to safeguard the Amazon forest legacy, including ecosystem services of global relevance such as climate regulation. In response to this prognosis, we call for a research agenda focused on fire drivers, impacts, management, and mitigation, including the establishment of biocultural restoration initiatives/pilot programs in communal territories. Initiatives should integrate co‐produced goals, approaches, and technology to economically, socially, and politically empower those stakeholders with an effective interest in forest persistence although they are already vulnerable. Finally, we propose a governance model connecting key stakeholders to scale up fire‐related biocultural restoration in the Amazon region with the potential to produce timely and globally relevant knowledge and lessons. We hope our ideas stimulate key stakeholders to promote biocultural initiatives able to guarantee the emergence of sustainable territories and thus safeguard the climate‐buffering Amazon forest and its legacy for the sake of both local and global society.

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Impact of climate change on public health in Brazil

Ferreira

Leite

Cerutti

et al. 2023

Public Health Challenges

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Brazil is South America's largest country and economy, represented mainly by agricultural commodities. Its vast rainforest and biodiversity are at constant risk from human actions that are seen by scientists contributing to climate change. This article dissects how Brazil influences and is directly and indirectly affected by climate change and possible strategies to control the current situation. Climate change impacts Brazilian public health in multi‐scenarios and is influenced by socioeconomical and geopolitical aspects, such as urbanization, access to sanitation and sewage, precipitation intensity and frequency, and public health policies. Therefore, surveillance and control measures, alongside socioeconomic policies, must be orchestrated to minimize human actions that impact climate change.

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Socioecological vulnerability and the risk of zoonotic disease emergence in Brazil

Cited by 25 publications

References 63 publications

Biodiversity is overlooked in the diets of different social groups in Brazil

Biodiversity is overlooked in the diets of different social groups in Brazil

Restoring fire‐degraded social forests via biocultural approaches: a key strategy to safeguard the Amazon legacy

Impact of climate change on public health in Brazil

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