Our health depends on biodiversity. Nature’s ‘living laboratory’ harbours undiscovered health breakthroughs - If only we don’t destroy them before they’re recognized. The booklet, “How Our Health Depends on Biodiversity” by Eric Chivian M.D. and Aaron Bernstein M.D., MPH, was written to demonstrate that human beings are an integral, inseparable part of the natural world, and that our health depends ultimately on the health of its species and on the natural functioning of its ecosystems. Dr. Chivian and Dr. Bernstein wrote the booklet because human health is generally not part of discussions about biodiversity loss, by policy-makers or by the general public, and because most people, as a result, do not understand the full magnitude of the # biodiversity crisis and do not develop a sense of urgency about addressing it. They believe that once people really grasp what is at stake for their health and their lives, and for the health and lives of their children, they will do everything in their power to protect the living world. Read more: [ Ссылка ]
