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Planetary health & COVID-19: A multi-perspective investigation
Byomkesh Talukder1, Gary W vanLoon2, Keith W Hipel3,4
1Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research, York University, Canada.
One Health (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
|July 27, 2022
Summary
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted from degraded planetary health drivers, impacting social, economic, and environmental systems. These planetary health issues hinder progress toward achieving sustainable development goals.
Area of Science:
- Planetary Health
- Sustainability Science
- Public Health
Background:
- COVID-19 emerged from complex systems with degraded planetary health drivers.
- The pandemic has profound social, economic, and environmental implications.
- Understanding these drivers is crucial for global sustainability.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify planetary health drivers influencing COVID-19 emergence and spread.
- To analyze the implications of COVID-19 for planetary health across various domains.
- To assess the impact of COVID-19 on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Main Methods:
- A narrative literature review was conducted.
- Sixteen key planetary health drivers were identified.
- Implications were categorized (social, economic, environmental, technological, political, public health) and assessed against SDGs.
Main Results:
- Sixteen planetary health drivers contributing to COVID-19 were identified, including climate change, biodiversity loss, and wildlife trade.
- COVID-19's implications span social, economic, environmental, technological, political, and public health spheres.
- The pandemic's effects are demonstrably hampering progress on Sustainable Development Goals.
Conclusions:
- Degraded planetary health is a significant factor in pandemic emergence.
- COVID-19 exacerbates existing planetary health crises.
- Urgent action on planetary health is needed to achieve sustainable development.
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