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  • 1Faculty of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada N1G 2W1; Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada N6A 5B7.

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Integrating human values with ecological processes is crucial for assessing ecosystem health. This requires collaboration across ecological, social, and health sciences to understand environmental impacts on human well-being and communities.

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Area of Science:

  • Interdisciplinary environmental science
  • Ecosystem health assessment
  • Human-environment interactions

Background:

  • Conventional science has historically separated human values from biophysical processes.
  • Environmental change impacts ecological services, human health, and economic opportunities.
  • Understanding complex human-environment linkages is essential for sustainability.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the necessity of integrating human values with biophysical processes for ecosystem health evaluation.
  • To emphasize the advancement of ecological sciences in understanding human-environment interactions.
  • To advocate for increased collaboration between ecological, social, and health sciences.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual synthesis of existing research on ecosystem health.
  • Articulation of linkages between human activities and environmental change.
  • Framework development for interdisciplinary collaboration.

Main Results:

  • Ecosystem health evaluation requires integrating ecological, economic, and human health spheres.
  • Human activities significantly influence regional and global environmental change.
  • Reduced ecological services have direct consequences for human health and communities.

Conclusions:

  • Ecologists must play a central role in bridging ecological and social sciences.
  • Interdisciplinary collaboration is key to advancing the understanding of ecosystem health.
  • Integrating human values into scientific assessment is critical for addressing environmental challenges.