Human health suffers from a simplistic view of biodiversity
In contemporary societies, the living world is sometimes seen as a source of direct aggression: this animal is venomous or harmful, that plant is allergenic. It is vital to deconstruct stereotypes about biodiversity, to understand how it functions and interacts in order to correct the damage of human activity on ecosystems, which are sources of numerous pathologies. As there is no simple solution species, we must look at how to optimise the co-benefits.
Author(s): Grandcolas Philippe, Bornette Gudrun
Publishing year: 2024
Pages: 16-18
La Santé en action, 2024, n° 467-eng, p. 16-18
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