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Healthy ecosystems, healthy humans: ‘One Health’ …

WEBAt a conference in Berlin on Oct. 25, they issued 10 principles aimed at guiding this sort of meaningful collaboration. The Berlin Principles aim to broaden the …

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Why the health of the Amazon River matters to us all: An …

WEBWhy the health of the Amazon River matters to us all: An interview with Michael Goulding. by Rhett A. Butler on 9 September 2020. Like the rainforest which …

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As nature declines, so does human quality of life, study finds

WEBThe past 50 years have seen a catastrophic decline in the planet’s ecosystems and natural environments. Every day at least 32,300 hectares (80,000 …

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WWF report calls forests a vital public health solution

WEBA new report from WWF attempts to broaden the narrative, laying out the different ways that forest ecosystems can play a role, both positively and negatively, on …

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The potential for tracking wildlife health & disease via …

WEBThe potential for tracking wildlife health & disease via bioacoustics is great (commentary) by Jesse Turner on 10 April 2024. Bioacoustics is the passive, non …

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In harm’s way: Our actions put people and wildlife at risk …

WEBA gaunt, staggering tigress named Galia alerted researchers in the Russian Far East that something was very wrong. She, and soon other wild Amur tigers …

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One Health: A necessary blend of biodiversity and human …

WEBEnvironmental science and conservation news. This week, the German Federal Foreign Office & WCS will co-host “One Planet, One Health, One Future: …

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Aerosol pollution: Destabilizing Earth’s climate and a …

WEBBut human-caused aerosols — emitted from smokestacks, car exhausts, wildfires, and even clothes dryers — have increased rapidly, largely in step with …

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As temperatures rise, so does risk of kidney disease, study …

WEBIt found that from 2000-2015, the estimated risk of hospitalization of up to seven days due to kidney disease rose by 0.9% with every 1°C (1.8°F) rise in …

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Ghana’s medicinal plants, the ‘first aid’ for communities, …

WEBForest communities in southwestern Ghana use 70 species of medicinal trees to treat up to 83 ailments, according to a recent study. These plants contain high levels …

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African health experts warn of climate change & rising vector …

WEBThese projected deaths are primarily attributed to undernutrition, malaria, diarrhea and heat stress. And now, health experts add vector-borne diseases to that list …

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Top 10 environmental news stories of 2020

WEBIn Colombia alone, 300 environmental and human rights defenders were killed between Jan. 1 and Dec. 18, according to Indepaz. By contrast, a Global Witness …

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Study: Burning wood pellets for energy endangers local …

WEBby Justin Catanoso on 18 January 2024. A new peer-reviewed study quantifies broadly for the first time the air pollution and public health impacts across the United States from …

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Study confirms anti-inflammatory property of traditional Samoan …

WEBTaking a pill is what gets many people around the world through physical pain or other forms of ill health. Many others took to more traditional plant-based …

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Tapirs in Brazil’s Cerrado inspire research on human health

WEBIt was in 2015 when researchers were attempting to capture tapirs (Tapirus terrestris) in the Brazilian Cerrado to install monitoring collars so they could study the …

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Scientists and doctors raise global alarm over hormone-disrupting …

WEBA new report strongly links endocrine disruptors to diseases, from the devastating, like infertility, to the deadly, like cancer and heart disease. The report calls …

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Pollution poses big risks to global clean water supplies, study shows

WEBPollution poses big risks to global clean water supplies, study shows. by Sean Mowbray on 6 March 2024. Nitrogen pollution could intensify global water scarcity …

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Humanitarian experts report ‘cascading crises’ as climate, health

WEBGlobally, humanitarian aid workers are facing complex climate and health crises that require urgent adaptations within a shrinking humanitarian space, according …

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A Philippine tribe’s plant-based medical tradition gets its moment

WEBMINDANAO, Philippines — In his 52 years, Vicente Bandojo says, he has never been admitted to a hospital or consulted a medical doctor for any ailment that …

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‘Corals dying’ as yet more bleaching hits heat-stressed Great …

WEBThis happens when heat-stressed coral expels life-sustaining algae from its tissues, effectively starving the coral. Some corals can recover from coral bleaching, but …

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Shamans in the city: Brazil clinic offers traditional Amazonian …

WEBA large house in the historical district of the Brazilian Amazon city of Manaus is helping keep indigenous traditions alive through the practice of alternative health …

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Photos confirm narcotraffickers operating in Peru’s Kakataibo

WEBLatin America, Peru, South America. A wide strip of land cuts through the dense Amazon canopy in Peru’s Kakataibo Indigenous Reserve as shown by a …

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