Title
Editorial - Links between biodiversity and health: consequences and opportunities for collaboration
Author(s)
Pruvot, Mathieu;Morand, Serge
Published
2016
Publisher
Cambodian Journal of Natural History
Abstract
The relationships between biodiversity and the health
of people, livestock, and wildlife have been increasingly
recognized and documented in recent decades (Millennium
Ecosystem Assessment, 2005; Myers et al., 2013;
Hough, 2014; WHO, 2015). In attempting to understand
the practical implications of these links, one inevitably
stumbles on their complexity and sometimes contradictory
nature. One consequence of this is difficulty in
aligning the policy agendas and activities of the conservation
and health sectors (Chivian & Bernstein, 2008;
Hough, 2014). In the interests of promoting beneficial
collaborations between these sectors, we briefly illustrate
the diversity of these relationships using examples from
Cambodia, and highlight the complementary nature of
conservation and health initiatives through examples of
ongoing projects and potential opportunities.
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