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PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Volume 110, Issue 47, Pages 18753-18760Publisher
NATL ACAD SCIENCES
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1218656110
Keywords
global change; ecosystem services; ecology; planetary boundaries; ecological footprint
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- Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
- Rockefeller Foundation as part of the Health & Ecosystems: Analysis of Linkages (HEAL) program
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- Directorate For Geosciences [1115057] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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Human activity is rapidly transforming most of Earth's natural systems. How this transformation is impacting human health, whose health is at greatest risk, and the magnitude of the associated disease burden are relatively new subjects within the field of environmental health. We discuss what is known about the human health implications of changes in the structure and function of natural systems and propose that these changes are affecting human health in a variety of important ways. We identify several gaps and limitations in the research that has been done to date and propose a more systematic and comprehensive approach to applied research in this field. Such efforts could lead to a more robust understanding of the human health impacts of accelerating environmental change and inform decision making in the land-use planning, environmental conservation, and public health policy realms.
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