And while many books have focused on the expected ecological consequences. However, perhaps the greatest threat to biodiversity in the long term is global climate change. The book is well organized, with beautiful supporting imagery. Sustaining life, how human health depends upon biodiversity. Cbd secretariat, unep, and undp and the international union for the conservation of nature iucn, has been prepared to demonstrate that human beings are an integral. By securing the lifesustaining goods and services which biodiversity provides for us, the conservation and. Wilson and a prologue by kofi annan, and more than 200 poignant color illustrations, sustaining life contributes essential perspective to the debate over how humans affect biodiversity and a. Our health, as the authors so vividly show, depends on the health of other species and on the vitality of natural ecosystems. Please join the environmental change and security program for a discussion of sustaining life. How human health depends on biodiversity theres such a fundamental misunderstanding that most people have about the environmentthat it exists outside of us, says harvard medical schools eric chivian, coeditor of sustaining life. By illustrating these relationships, the authors support the case that, through improved. Asmscience emerging infectious diseases of wildlife and.
Eric chivian describing just how important maintaining the planet truly is. How human health depends on biodiversity is a landmark book that lays out the case for the conservation of biodiversity and the multiple benefits it provides. How human health depends on biodiversity featuring eric chivian, assistant clinical professor. How our health depends on biodiversity boston university. How human health depends on biodiversity, co sponsored by the. Because solving the population problem is essential to stopping the biodiversity crisis, it is striking that in a long book with a chapter on how we can modify our consumption to protect.
How human health depends on biodiversity, cosponsored by. How human health depends on biodiversity, eric chivian, director of the. How human health depends on biodiversity article pdf available in environmental health perspectives 1176 june 2009 with 127 reads how we measure reads. Pdf how our health depends on biodiversity researchgate. Why business strategy depends on productive friction and dynamic. How human health depends on biodiversity, eric chivian, director of the center for health and the global environment at harvard medical school, and professor edward o. Former director of lstm, professor david molyneux in a liverpool daily post feature examining the book sustaining life, how human health depends upon biodiversity. Examines how the microbial world must be included in discussions about ecosystems. How human health depends on biodiversity is a landmark book that lays out the case for the conservation of biodiversity and the multiple benefits it. Jun 01, 2009 human impact on biodiversity equals, roughly, number of humans times the amount consumed per capita, with a correction factor for good or bad behavior. Clearest message to date were destroying the biodiversity humanity depends on. Variety isnt just the spice of lifeits essential for life.
Biodiversity, the variety of life on earth, is essential to sustaining the living networks and systems that provide us all with health, wealth, food, fuel and the vital services our lives depend on, the. How human health depends on biodiversity ill edition by eric chivian editor, aaron bernstein editor isbn. Mar 20, 2009 sustaining life how human health depends on biodiversity eric chivian and aaron bernstein, eds. May 19, 2014 the current loss of biological diversity is on par with the last great extinction event of 65 million years ago when roughly half of all species were lost. National institute of environmental health sciences oai identifier. Biodiversity and human health human health depends on biodiversity. Sustaining life challenges this widely held misconception by demonstrating definitively, with the best and most current scientific information available, that human health depends, to a larger extent than we might imagine, on the health of other species and on the healthy functioning of natural ecosystems. As a recent 2010 united nations policy brief on biodiversity and health states. How human health depends on biodiversity is a landmark book that lays out the case for the conservation of biodiversity and the. The earths biodiversity the rich variety of life on our planetis disappearing at an alarming rate. Cbd secretariat, unep, and undp and the international union. National institute of environmental health sciences.
How human health depends on biodiversity, cosponsored by the u. Biodiversity refers to the variety of living species on earth, including plants, animals, bacteria, and fungi. We use them for medicines, biomedical and agricultural research, and new materials. T he intimate connection between nature and human survival is indistinct for many people, especially the most affluent and intensive users of natural resources. There has been an increase in the emergence and reemergence of human infectious diseases on a global scale, and zoonotic diseases in which wildlife serves as the reservoir are a large. How human health depends on biodiversity book online at best prices in india on. Sustaining life how human health depends on biodiversity eric chivian and aaron bernstein, eds. Wilson discussed the importance of biodiversity to human healthfrom medicines, biomedical research, infectious. Stearns, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at yale university, has been. According to the new book sustaining life, how human health depends upon biodiversity, we need birds, bugs, and. Pdf sustaining life download full pdf book download.
Biodiversity loss and the rise of zoonotic pathogens. Marine biodiversity is also experiencing overexploitation, habitat loss, and pollution. The entire world is a battlefield, and we must decide whether we are to be the soldiers that kill upon that field, or the leaders who sign a firm and lasting peace with the planet. Our personal health, and the health of our economy and human society, depends on the continuous supply of various ecological services that would be extremely costly or impossible to replace. And while many books have focused on the expected ecological consequences, or on the aesthetic, ethical, sociological, or economic dimensions of this loss, sustaining lifeis the first book to examine the full range of potential threats that diminishing biodiversity poses to human health. The bush administration has acknowledged that polar bear habitat is diminishing because of climate change and has declared the bear a threatened species. How human health depends on biodiversity, which he coedited. Jun 27, 2008 variety isnt just the spice of lifeits essential for life. Biodiversity change and human health brings together leading experts from the natural science and social science realms as well as the medical community to explore the explicit linkages. Stearns, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at yale university, has been engaged in issues of biodiversity and medicine through his work on extinctions, on the environmental studies major at yale, and his work on evolutionary medicine. According to the new book sustaining life, how human health depends upon biodiversity, we need birds, bugs, and bacteria a lot more than they need us. As research continues to verify the subtitle of the book how human health depends on biodiversity sustaining life, expanded editions or not, will always remain the classic. May 15, 2008 the earths biodiversity the rich variety of life on our planetis disappearing at an alarming rate.
Biodiversity, the variety of life on earth, is essential to sustaining the living networks and systems that provide us all with health, wealth, food, fuel and the vital services our lives depend on, the secretariat of the convention on biological diversity said in a statement. Edited by professor molyneux and professor david newman. And while many books have focused on the expected ecological consequences, or on the aesthetic, ethical, sociological, or economic dimensions of this loss, sustaining life is the first book to examine the full range of potential threats that diminishing biodiversity poses. The current loss of biological diversity is on par with the last great extinction event of 65 million years ago when roughly half of all species were lost. Climate change will therefore probably exacerbate the global burden of disease both directly. The earths biodiversitythe rich variety of life on our planetis disappearing at an alarming rate. Reviews the most recent literature in the field, with more than 1400 in. How human health depends on biodiversity, published in june 2008 by oxford university press and cosponsored by the united nations development programme, the united nations environment programme, the united nations secretariats convention on. Chivian is the senior editor and author, with chge associate aaron bernstein, of sustaining life. While earths biodiversity is so rich that many species have yet to be discovered, many.
How human health depends on biodiversity edited by eric chivian and aaron bernsteinoxford university press, 2008, 542 pp. Secretariat of the convention on biological diversity. How human health depends on biodiversity, by nobel laureate eric chivian with aaron bernstein oxford university press, 2008. Citeseerx biodiversity and human health sustaining life. How human health depends on biodiversity is a landmark book that lays out the case for the conservation of biodiversity and the multiple benefits it providespharmacopeia, regulation of infectious diseases, and food productionsecurity. Sep 16, 2009 whats more, the vast array of interactions among the various components of biodiversity makes the planet habitable for all species, including humans.
How human health depends on biodiversity, cosponsored by the. And while many books have focused on the expected ecological consequences, or on the. This summary, using concrete examples from our awardwinning oxford university press book, sustaining life. Our personal health, and the health of our economy and human society, depends on the continuous. Theres such a fundamental misunderstanding that most people have about the environmentthat it exists outside of us, said harvard medical schools eric chivian at the. Sustaining life challenges this widely held misconception by demonstrating definitively, with the best and most current scientific information available, that human health depends, to a larger. And while many books have focused on the expected ecological consequences, or on the aesthetic, ethical, sociological, or economic dimensions of this loss. Rather, we humans often act as if we are totally independent of nature, as if. Sustaining life, how human health depends on biodiversity is an extraordinary talk given by dr. Sustaining life, how human health depends on biodiversity. And while many books have focused on the expected ecological consequences, or on the aesthetic, ethical, sociological, or economic dimensions of this loss, sustaining life is the first book to examine the full range of potential threats that diminishing biodiversity poses to human health. First book to cover the full scope of human health impacts from a loss of. How human health depends on biodiversity featuring eric chivian, assistant clinical professor of psychiatry, harvard medical school michael wright, managing director, natural capital project thomas lovejoy, biodiversity chair, the heinz center opening remarks wednesday, january 14, 2009 3. Human impact on biodiversity equals, roughly, number of humans times the amount consumed per capita, with a correction factor for good or bad behavior.
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