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Julia Gonzalez Holguera1, Nelly Niwa1, Nicolas Senn2

  • 1Centre interdisciplinaire de durabilité, Université de Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne.

Revue Medicale Suisse
|June 24, 2021
PubMed
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Human activities are degrading the environment, crossing critical planetary boundaries. This interconnected environmental degradation poses complex risks to both ecosystem and human health.

Area of Science:

  • Environmental Science
  • Ecology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Ecosystem health and human health are intrinsically linked, as highlighted by interdisciplinary concepts like One Health, EcoHealth, and Planetary Health.
  • Human activities are causing widespread environmental degradation, threatening the stability of Earth's systems.
  • Nine critical planetary boundaries have been identified, essential for maintaining ecosystem integrity and preventing adverse outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To emphasize the interconnectedness of human activities, environmental degradation, and human health.
  • To highlight the urgency of addressing the crossing of planetary boundaries.
  • To underscore the complex and nonlinear relationships between environmental changes and health outcomes.

Main Methods:

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  • Review of interdisciplinary concepts (One Health, EcoHealth, Planetary Health).
  • Identification and discussion of nine proposed planetary boundaries.
  • Analysis of the impact of human activities on Earth system processes.

    • Main Results:

    • Several planetary boundaries have already been crossed or are in a zone of uncertainty.
    • Human activities are the primary drivers of environmental degradation.
    • The links between environmental degradation and human health are complex and nonlinear.

    Conclusions:

    • Maintaining ecosystem health is crucial for human health.
    • Exceeding planetary boundaries poses significant risks to both ecosystems and human well-being.
    • Urgent action is needed to address global environmental degradation and its health implications.