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%T From Manaus to Maputo: Toward a Public Health and Biodiversity Framework
%A C Romanelli
%A C Corvalan
%A HD Cooper
%A L Manga
%A M Maiero
%A D Campbell-Lendrum
%V 11
%D 2014
%P 292-299
%K biodiversity, capacity-building, ecosystem services, post-2015 development agenda, health, sustainable development
%J EcoHealth
%L discovery1477187
%O Copyright © 2014 The Author(s). This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) which permits any use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and the source are credited.
%X The linkages between human health, biodiversity, ecosystems, and the life-supporting services that they provide are varied and complex. The traditional neglect of this nexus by policy-makers perpetuates threats posed to ecosystems with potentially critical impacts on global health. The Convention on Biological Diversity and the World Health Organization recently co-convened two regional workshops on these intricate but vital linkages. From discussions held with policy-makers and experts in the biodiversity and health sectors, spanning some 50 countries in Africa and the Americas, we derive a broad framework for the development of national and regional public health and biodiversity strategies relevant to strategic planning processes in the emerging post-2015 development context.