Lancet Commission 2015: Human Health and Planetary Health
2015
This Rockefeller-Lancet Commission report argues that the continuing degradation of natural systems threatens to reverse a century of health gains. By almost any measure, human health is better now than at any time in history. Life expectancy has soared from 47 years in 1950–1955, to 69 years in 2005–2010, and death rates in children younger than 5 years of age have decreased substantially, from 214 per thousand live births in 1950–1955, to 59 in 2005–2010. But these gains in human health have come at a high price: a dramatic degradation of nature’s ecological systems. A growing body of evidence shows that the health of humanity is intrinsically linked to the health of the environment, and that we have mortgaged the health of future generations to realize economic and development gains in the present.
Safeguarding Human Health in the Anthropocene Epoch: Report of The Rockefeller Foundation–Lancet Commission on Planetary Health concludes that the continuing degradation of natural systems threatens to destabilize the Earth’s key life-support systems and reverse the health gains seen over the last century. Companion resources include an infographic on planetary health and a podcast that discusses the background and main action points from the Commission.
Lancet Commission 2015: Human Health and Planetary Health
Source:
Whitmee S et al. Safeguarding Human Health in the Anthropocene Epoch: Report of The Rockefeller Foundation–Lancet Commission on Planetary Health. The Lancet 2015; 386: 1973–2028. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60901-1.