Tag: conservation

Is Planetary Health a relative of Circular Health?

by Alejandro Sanchez
September 1, 2022

In 1994 Dr. Per Fugelli, a physician working at the Institute of Social Medicine of Oslo, published a paper titled “In Search of a Global Social Medicine”. Its abstract neatly summarizes his call to action for the medical profession: “Patient ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Conservation, Farm Management, Forests, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Circular Health, Climate Change, Conservation, One Health At UF, One Health Center, Sustainable Development Goals

What is climate change maladaptation, and how can we avoid it?

by Alejandro Sanchez
July 27, 2022

A recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) titled Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability drew attention to the problem of maladaptation. Maladaptation is when actions taken to help communities ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Disaster Preparation, Farm Management, Fruits & Vegetables
Tags: Circular Health, Climate Change, Conservation, Maladaptation, One Health, One Health At UF, Sustainability At Uf

World Oceans Day: Why it matters for One Health?

by Alejandro Sanchez
June 9, 2022

I would like to celebrate World Oceans Day on our very own One Health Blog by identifying where the interconnections between realms happen within the ocean context. By interconnections, I mean the One Health philosophy concept of humans, ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Climate Change, Conservation, One Health, One Health At UF, Transdisciplinarity, University Of Florida, Women In Science, World Oceans Day

The Sudden Change and The Deer Mouse

by One Health Center of Excellence
January 18, 2022

Mysterious deaths in the Four Corners region This week in a virology class I heard a fascinating and interesting story, which once again brought me back to think about the concept of One Health. On a warm Spring day of May 14th, 1993, a 19-year-old ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation
Tags: Conservation, Deer Mouse, One Health, One Health Uf

The Mystery Solved of Saiga Antelope Die-Offs

by One Health Center of Excellence
November 30, 2021

The Small Antelopes with the Big Noses If you have ever watched the Star Wars saga, picture a goat with a large and flexible nose just like the eopie from the Star Wars planet Tatooine. That is the rare Saiga antelope. These unusual-looking ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Antelope, Conservation, Endangered Species, Mass Mortality Events, One Health, Saiga Antelope

Plastics and Earth’s Ocean: Part 1

by One Health Center of Excellence
July 27, 2021

Planet Earth's Ocean has got 5 trillion problems and it’s all plastic. What is plastic From the Greek πλαστικος (plastikos), the term “plastics” literally means “fit for molding”. Plastic derives from cellulose and fossil ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Conservation, Great Pacific Garbage Patch, Marine Life, Microplastics, Plastic Pollution

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