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To protect our health, protect our planet
Our well-being is inextricably bound with the natural world, of which we are a part. But we have been poor stewards of the earth and its resources.
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There is a price to be paid for our poor stewardship. The bill includes our health, as there is a link between human health and the Earth’s biodiversity, says the writer.
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Today, April 22, is celebrated around the world as Earth Day. As a tribute to Mother Earth, I would like to focus attention on the link between our health and the health of our planet; specifically, the inextricable connections between humankind and our impact on the earth’s land, biodiversity, oceans and atmosphere.
My starting point is that we, human beings, are not separate from the natural world in which we live.
