We present an extensive literature review exploring the relationships between food
insecurity and rapid biodiversity loss, and the competing methods proposed to address each …

The Amazon rain forest extends over an area of 7.8× 106km2 in nine countries. It harbors a
diverse human population distributed in dense cities and isolated communities with extreme …

This study examines the relation between primary forest loss and landscape characteristics
in the Ucayali region, Peru. Seven variables (rivers, elevation, annual precipitation, soil …

Abstract Since 1995, the Caruso Project used an Ecosystem Approach to Human Health to
examine mercury (Hg) exposure in fish-eating communities in the Brazilian Amazon and …

Important environmental changes that have become increasingly pronounced in the last two
centuries and that are seriously affecting human health require the development of …

Background To date, research has shown an increasing use of the term “ecohealth” in
literature, but few researchers have explicitly described how it has been used. We …

Mercury (Hg) contamination in the Brazilian Amazon constitutes a serious environmental
and public health issue. This study is part of the CARUSO Project, which uses an ecosystem …

This article describes and analyzes components of natural resource management systems
practiced by riverine communities. This paper is based on findings from research project that …

Questões socioambientais de elevada influência na saúde humana vêm se
correspondendo intensamente com as transições e dilemas contemporâneos, inclusive no …

Atualmente, um importante princípio das políticas públicas em saúde no Brasil é a busca da
eqüidade no acesso a serviços. As desigualdades sociais verificam-se em níveis elevados …