Towards a better integration of Environment and Ecosystem Health in the One Health concept

Published date

Oct 2024

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The One Health Quadripartite is guiding the global institutionalization and operationalization of One Health (OH).
However, the health of the environment is noted as the weakest component of the OH concept.
The challenges facing environmental and ecosystem health (EEH) and their linkages with the other components of human, animal and plant health range across environmental degradation, air, water and soil pollution, transformation of natural habitats, wildlife health, threats to ecosystem function and integrity including the accumulation of toxic chemicals, heavy metals and microplastics in the environment.
In 2022, Action Track 6 from the Joint Plan of Action (2022) identified the need to better “integrate the environment into OH”. To achieve healthy ecosystems with healthy humans, animals and plants coexisting in harmony with nature, EEH needs to be strengthened in OH initiatives.

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