Forests, Trees and Human Health
Title | Forests, Trees and Human Health PDF eBook |
Author | Kjell Nilsson |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 428 |
Release | 2010-10-10 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 9048198062 |
The link between modern lifestyles and increasing levels of chronic heart disease, obesity, stress and poor mental health is a concern across the world. The cost of dealing with these conditions places a large burden on national public health budgets so that policymakers are increasingly looking at prevention as a cost-effective alternative to medical treatment. Attention is turning towards interactions between the environment and lifestyles. Exploring the relationships between health, natural environments in general, and forests in particular, this groundbreaking book is the outcome of the European Union’s COST Action E39 ‘Forests, Trees and Human Health and Wellbeing’, and draws together work carried out over four years by scientists from 25 countries working in the fields of forestry, health, environment and social sciences. While the focus is primarily on health priorities defined within Europe, this volume explicitly draws also on research from North America.
Forest Health and Biotechnology
Title | Forest Health and Biotechnology PDF eBook |
Author | National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine |
Publisher | National Academies Press |
Pages | 241 |
Release | 2019-04-01 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0309482887 |
The American chestnut, whitebark pine, and several species of ash in the eastern United States are just a few of the North American tree species that have been functionally lost or are in jeopardy of being lost due to outbreaks of pathogens and insect pests. New pressures in this century are putting even more trees at risk. Expanded human mobility and global trade are providing pathways for the introduction of nonnative pests for which native tree species may lack resistance. At the same time, climate change is extending the geographic range of both native and nonnative pest species. Biotechnology has the potential to help mitigate threats to North American forests from insects and pathogens through the introduction of pest-resistant traits to forest trees. However, challenges remain: the genetic mechanisms that underlie trees' resistance to pests are poorly understood; the complexity of tree genomes makes incorporating genetic changes a slow and difficult task; and there is a lack of information on the effects of releasing new genotypes into the environment. Forest Health and Biotechnology examines the potential use of biotechnology for mitigating threats to forest tree health and identifies the ecological, economic, and social implications of deploying biotechnology in forests. This report also develops a research agenda to address knowledge gaps about the application of the technology.
Sustainable Development Goals
Title | Sustainable Development Goals PDF eBook |
Author | Pia Katila |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 653 |
Release | 2019-12-12 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1108486991 |
A global assessment of potential and anticipated impacts of efforts to achieve the SDGs on forests and related socio-economic systems. This title is available as Open Access via Cambridge Core.
Why Forests? Why Now?
Title | Why Forests? Why Now? PDF eBook |
Author | Frances Seymour |
Publisher | Brookings Institution Press |
Pages | 389 |
Release | 2016-12-27 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1933286865 |
Tropical forests are an undervalued asset in meeting the greatest global challenges of our time—averting climate change and promoting development. Despite their importance, tropical forests and their ecosystems are being destroyed at a high and even increasing rate in most forest-rich countries. The good news is that the science, economics, and politics are aligned to support a major international effort over the next five years to reverse tropical deforestation. Why Forests? Why Now? synthesizes the latest evidence on the importance of tropical forests in a way that is accessible to anyone interested in climate change and development and to readers already familiar with the problem of deforestation. It makes the case to decisionmakers in rich countries that rewarding developing countries for protecting their forests is urgent, affordable, and achievable.
Health, Forest, and Development
Title | Health, Forest, and Development PDF eBook |
Author | Buddhadeb Chaudhuri |
Publisher | |
Pages | 184 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | India |
ISBN |
Contains 8 Essays On Health, Forest Development And Environment In 3 Section. Useful For All Those Engaged In Forest Management And Tribal Development-Whether Government Agencies Or Ngos.
AIMing for Healthy Forests
Title | AIMing for Healthy Forests PDF eBook |
Author | Andrew B. Carey |
Publisher | |
Pages | 468 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Adaptive natural resource management |
ISBN |
Forest Health Under Climate Change: Effects on Tree Resilience, and Pest and Pathogen Dynamics
Title | Forest Health Under Climate Change: Effects on Tree Resilience, and Pest and Pathogen Dynamics PDF eBook |
Author | Riikka Linnakoski |
Publisher | Frontiers Media SA |
Pages | 174 |
Release | 2020-01-10 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 2889633071 |