Wounded Planet: How Declining Biodiversity Endangers Health and How Bioethics Can Help

by H Ten Have

Exploring the interconnectedness of human health, biodiversity, and bioethics.

We all depend on environmental biodiversity for clean air, safe water, adequate nutrition, effective drugs, and protection from infectious diseases. Today's healthcare experts and policymakers are keenly aware that biodiversity is one of the crucial determinants of health--not only for individuals but also for the human population of the planet. Unfortunately,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421427451
• ISBN13: 9781421427454
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher