The Berlin principles on one health – Bridging global health and conservation

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Authors

Kim Gruetzmacher · Wildlife Conservation Society

William B. Karesh · Organisation Mondiale de la Santé Animale

John Amuasi · Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Adnan Arshad · China Agricultural University

Andrew Farlow · Oxford Instruments (Germany)

Sabine Gabrysch · Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Jens Jetzkowitz

Abstract

For over 15-years, proponents of the One Health approach have worked to consistently interweave components that should never have been separated and now more than ever need to be re-connected: the health of humans, non-human animals, and ecosystems. We have failed to heed the warning signs. A One Health approach is paramount in directing our future health in this acutely and irrevocably changed world. COVID-19 has shown us the exorbitant cost of inaction. The time to act is now.

Topics & Keywords

Zoonotic diseases and public health Climate Change and Health Impacts Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life in Land

Publication Details

Published in: The Science of The Total Environment

Volume 764, pp. 142919-142919

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142919

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 14.24