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Part of the discussion concerned the characteristics of ecosystem services related
to health: quality of green spaces in relation to health and how people are exposed
to different types of nature. Further, an overview of specific ecosystem services and
disservices relevant to health were discussed. Apart from green space, the role of
both food and perception were discussed.
Part of the discussion concerned issues important for research and mainstreaming.
Dealing with complexity was at the core of the discussion about research challenges.
In addition, the work could be well related to the health sector, both in terms of
indicators and research methods, but also in terms of needs: what kind of information
is needed for uptake in the health-care sector?
15.2.1.3 What Works Well
What works well is occasionally bringing together a diversity of experts interested
in both ecosystem services and the links with human health. This helps to mainstream
the health perspective in the field of ecosystem services and to discuss opportunities
and challenges. Obviously, this seems to work best at ESP conferences. What also
works quite well is collecting information about bridge-building challenges in the
survey discussed here.
15.2.1.4 Main Challenges
The main challenges seem to be keeping momentum and activities alive in the
TWG. This is based on voluntary work from the initiating experts, who often lack
time and resources to work for the TWG and to participate in all international ESP
conferences. Getting regular inputs from other experts interested in the theme and
the TWG is not straightforward and needs more work.
Contact information: https://www.es-partnership.org/community/workings-
groups/thematic-working-groups/twg-9-ecosystem-services-public-health/
15.2.2 Network for Evaluation of One Health
15.2.2.1 Introduction
One Health aims to bring together a collection of expertise, stemming mainly from
the human and animal health fields, but over time broadening its perspective to the
environment (Keune and Assmuth 2018). Zinsstag etÂ
al. (2011) propose One Health
as an approach aimed at tackling complex patterns of global change, in which the
inextricable interconnection of humans, pet animals, livestock and wildlife with
their social and ecological environment is evident, and requires integrated
approaches to human and animal health and their respective social and environmental
contexts. The WHOÂ
– CBD State of Knowledge Review on Biodiversity and Health
H. Keune et al.
Biodiversity and Health in the Face of Climate Change
- Title
- Biodiversity and Health in the Face of Climate Change
- Authors
- Melissa Marselle
- Jutta Stadler
- Horst Korn
- Katherine Irvine
- Aletta Bonn
- Publisher
- Springer Open
- Date
- 2019
- Language
- English
- License
- CC BY 4.0
- ISBN
- 978-3-030-02318-8
- Size
- 15.5 x 24.0 cm
- Pages
- 508
- Keywords
- Environment, Environmental health, Applied ecology, Climate change, Biodiversity, Public health, Regional planning, Urban planning
- Categories
- Naturwissenschaften Umwelt und Klima