Ecosystem restoration: A public health intervention

Breed, Martin F.; Cross, Adam T.; Wallace, Kiri Joy; Bradby, Keith; Flies, Emily; Goodwin, Neva; Jones, Menna; Orlando, Laura; Skelly, Chris; Weinstein, Philip; Aronson, James

doi:10.1007/s10393-020-01480-1

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Breed, M., Cross, A., Wallace, K., Bradby, K., Flies, E., Goodwin, N., … Aronson, J. (2020). Ecosystem restoration: A public health intervention. EcoHealth. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-020-01480-1

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Abstract

We are seemingly locked into a downward spiral of ecological degradation, biodiversity loss, and a climate emergency. Ecological restoration aims to improve the ecological trajectory of degraded ecosystems. Ecosystem declines threaten human health. Dramatic changes in human behavior and government policy are essential, but will only occur through a profound paradigm shift explicitly linking human and ecological health. We outline the case for ecological restoration as a ‘public health intervention’, and provide an action plan that enables the required paradigm shift.

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2020

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Springer

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This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in EcoHealth. The final authenticated version is available online at: 10.1007/s10393-020-01480-1.

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