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Building Bridges: Connecting the Health and Conservation Professions
Author(s) -
Deem Sharon L.,
Parker Patricia G.,
Miller R. Eric
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
biotropica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.813
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1744-7429
pISSN - 0006-3606
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2008.00436.x
Subject(s) - saint , st louis , miller , government (linguistics) , library science , environmental ethics , history , art history , ecology , philosophy , biology , computer science , linguistics
THE CHALLENGES THAT HINDER OUR ABILITY TO CONSERVE TROPICAL ECOSYSTEMS escalate daily with each tree felled, road built deeper into the forest, and additional human to feed, shelter and clothe, with ever dwindling natural resources. Biologists working in the field of tropical conservation are familiar with the increasingly complex and pervasive anthropogenic changes, negatively impacting the world, and challenging conservation efforts. These human-induced changes may be categorized as: (1) environmental and ecological; (2) shifts in human demography; (3) increased global travel and trade; and (4) technological and agricultural practices; and each can limit or even nullify biodiversity conservation efforts due to their direct and indirect impacts on the health of animals, humans, and