[HTML][HTML] Safeguarding human health in the Anthropocene epoch: report of The Rockefeller Foundation–Lancet Commission on planetary health

S Whitmee, A Haines, C Beyrer, F Boltz, AG Capon… - The lancet, 2015 - thelancet.com
Executive summary Far-reaching changes to the structure and function of the Earth's natural
systems represent a growing threat to human health. And yet, global health has mainly …

Human health impacts of ecosystem alteration

SS Myers, L Gaffikin, CD Golden… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
Human activity is rapidly transforming most of Earth's natural systems. How this
transformation is impacting human health, whose health is at greatest risk, and the …

Benefits of investing in ecosystem restoration

RS De Groot, J Blignaut, S Van Der Ploeg… - Conservation …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Measures aimed at conservation or restoration of ecosystems are often seen as net‐cost
projects by governments and businesses because they are based on incomplete and often …

Show me the money: do payments supply environmental services in developing countries?

SK Pattanayak, S Wunder, PJ Ferraro - 2010 - journals.uchicago.edu
Many of the services supplied by nature are externalities. Economic theory suggests that
some form of subsidy or contracting between the beneficiaries and the providers could result …

Effects of land use change on biodiversity and ecosystem services in tropical montane cloud forests of Mexico

ML Martínez, O Pérez-Maqueo, G Vázquez… - Forest Ecology and …, 2009 - Elsevier
Tropical montane cloud forests deliver important goods and services to society, such as
timber, the supply and purification of fresh water, and carbon sequestration. In spite of their …

Beyond carbon: The contributions of South American tropical humid and subhumid forests to ecosystem services

LS Borma, MH Costa, HR da Rocha… - Reviews of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Tropical forests are recognized for their role in providing diverse ecosystem services (ESs),
with carbon uptake the best recognized. The capacity of tropical forests to provide ESs is …

An analysis of trade-offs between multiple ecosystem services and stakeholders linked to land use and water quality management in the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

JRA Butler, GY Wong, DJ Metcalfe, M Honzák… - Agriculture, ecosystems …, 2013 - Elsevier
Abstract The Great Barrier Reef (GBR), Australia, is threatened by declining water quality
largely derived from agricultural run-off. Water quality planning aims to mitigate pollutant run …

Human infectious disease burdens decrease with urbanization but not with biodiversity

CL Wood, A McInturff, HS Young… - … Transactions of the …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Infectious disease burdens vary from country to country and year to year due to ecological
and economic drivers. Recently, Murray et al.(Murray CJ et al. 2012 Lancet 380, 2197 …

Forest figures: Ecosystem services valuation and policy evaluation in developing countries

PJ Ferraro, K Lawlor, KL Mullan… - … Economics and Policy, 2012 - journals.uchicago.edu
We review the evidence on the economic values of forest ecosystem services in developing
nations and the effectiveness of policies aimed at protecting these services. We conclude …

Upstream watershed condition predicts rural children's health across 35 developing countries

D Herrera, A Ellis, B Fisher, CD Golden… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Diarrheal disease (DD) due to contaminated water is a major cause of child mortality
globally. Forests and wetlands can provide ecosystem services that help maintain water …