Development, environmental degradation, and disease spread in the Brazilian Amazon.
PLoS Biol
; 17(11): e3000526, 2019 11.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31730640
ABSTRACT
The Amazon is Brazil's greatest natural resource and invaluable to the rest of the world as a buffer against climate change. The recent election of Brazil's president brought disputes over development plans for the region back into the spotlight. Historically, the development model for the Amazon has focused on exploitation of natural resources, resulting in environmental degradation, particularly deforestation. Although considerable attention has focused on the long-term global cost of "losing the Amazon," too little attention has focused on the emergence and reemergence of vector-borne diseases that directly impact the local population, with spillover effects to other neighboring areas. We discuss the impact of Amazon development models on human health, with a focus on vector-borne disease risk. We outline policy actions that could mitigate these negative impacts while creating opportunities for environmentally sensitive economic activities.
Full text:
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Conservation of Natural Resources
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Agriculture
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Vector Borne Diseases
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Brasil
Language:
En
Journal:
PLoS Biol
Journal subject:
BIOLOGIA
Year:
2019
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States