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Future Earth - linking health and environmental research
FromThe BMJ Podcast
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Length:
18 minutes
Released:
Jun 2, 2017
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Podcast episode
Description
The rapid changes in the global environment have led many scientists to conclude that we are living in a new geological epoch—the Anthropocene—in which human activities have become the dominant driving force transforming the Earth’s natural systems.
A recent joint publication by the World Health Organization and Convention on Biological Diversity articulated the myriad connections between biodiversity and health and the threats to both posed by environmental change.
Andy Haines, professor of public health and primary care, at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine joins us to talk about a new research platforms present an opportunity to advance understanding of how to safeguard health in the face of global environmental change.
Read more:
http://www.bmj.com/content/357/bmj.j2358
A recent joint publication by the World Health Organization and Convention on Biological Diversity articulated the myriad connections between biodiversity and health and the threats to both posed by environmental change.
Andy Haines, professor of public health and primary care, at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine joins us to talk about a new research platforms present an opportunity to advance understanding of how to safeguard health in the face of global environmental change.
Read more:
http://www.bmj.com/content/357/bmj.j2358
Released:
Jun 2, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
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