TY  - JOUR
A1  - Marselle, Melissa R.
A1  - Hartig, Terry
A1  - Cox, Daniel T. C.
A1  - Bell, Siân de
A1  - Knapp, Sonja
A1  - Lindley, Sarah
A1  - Triguero-Mas, Margarita
A1  - Böhning-Gaese, Katrin
A1  - Braubach, Matthias
A1  - Cook, Penny A.
A1  - Vries, Sjerp de
A1  - Heintz-Buschart, Anna
A1  - Hofmann, Max
A1  - Irvine, Katherine N.
A1  - Kabisch, Nadja
A1  - Kolek, Franziska
A1  - Kraemer, Roland
A1  - Markevych, Iana
A1  - Martens, Dörte
A1  - Müller, Ruth
A1  - Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark
A1  - Potts, Jacqueline M.
A1  - Stadler, Jutta
A1  - Walton, Samantha
A1  - Warber, Sara L.
A1  - Bonn, Aletta
T1  - Pathways linking biodiversity to human health: a conceptual framework
T2  - Environment international
N2  - Biodiversity is a cornerstone of human health and well-being. However, while evidence of the contributions of nature to human health is rapidly building, research into how biodiversity relates to human health remains limited in important respects. In particular, a better mechanistic understanding of the range of pathways through which biodiversity can influence human health is needed. These pathways relate to both psychological and social processes as well as biophysical processes. Building on evidence from across the natural, social and health sciences, we present a conceptual framework organizing the pathways linking biodiversity to human health. Four domains of pathways—both beneficial as well as harmful—link biodiversity with human health: (i) reducing harm (e.g. provision of medicines, decreasing exposure to air and noise pollution); (ii) restoring capacities (e.g. attention restoration, stress reduction); (iii) building capacities (e.g. promoting physical activity, transcendent experiences); and (iv) causing harm (e.g. dangerous wildlife, zoonotic diseases, allergens). We discuss how to test components of the biodiversity-health framework with available analytical approaches and existing datasets. In a world with accelerating declines in biodiversity, profound land-use change, and an increase in non-communicable and zoonotic diseases globally, greater understanding of these pathways can reinforce biodiversity conservation as a strategy for the promotion of health for both people and nature. We conclude by identifying research avenues and recommendations for policy and practice to foster biodiversity-focused public health actions.
KW  - Biodiversity
KW  - Ecosystem services
KW  - Nature
KW  - Mediation
KW  - Public health
KW  - Human well-being
Y1  - 2021
UR  - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/78209
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-782090
SN  - 0160-4120
VL  - 150
IS  - 106420
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  -