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ILRI News on environment

13 Apr 2021

Experts call for increased investment in One Health to reduce the burden of neglected zoonoses

One Health is a concept that recognizes that the health of people is linked to the health of animals and their shared environment. A One Health approach in preventing and controlling diseases therefore involves the collaborative efforts of multiple disciplines and sectors. This approach is...

Tezira LoreCommunication Specialist

AgHealth blog

26 Mar 2021

Nairobi is rapidly losing its green spaces: this could open the door to more diseases

Hundreds of trees have been felled along Nairobi’s Uhuru and Waiyaki highways to make space for a new expressway. CELINE CLERY/AFP via Getty Images Eric Fèvre , University of Liverpool and James Hassell , Yale University There’s been widespread concern in Kenya over the shrinking of green spaces in...

Tezira LoreCommunication Specialist

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Publications on environment

Blog Post

Published2021

Nairobi is rapidly losing its green spaces: This could open the door to more diseases

Brief

Published2021

Managing the interfaces between livestock and nature produces win-win-win outcomes for nature, people and animals

Brief

Published2021

Keeping livestock healthy and well cared for improves animal, human, environment and economic health

Brief

Published2021

Keeping foods safe leads to healthier people, livestock and environment

Brief

Published2021

Women's empowerment leads to healthier people, animals and environments

Brief

Published2021

Joined up investments reduce health risks and burdens to people, livestock and ecosystems

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ILRI Projects on environment

Jan 2021Dec 2021

Silvopastoralism and welfare of animals in Borana

Silvopastoralism is a form of agroforestry that involves integrating trees, forage and the grazing of domesticated animals in a mutually beneficial way. This project will develop site-specific action plans to strengthen silvopastoralism and its value chain integrating management of dry forests,...

Jan 2020Dec 2021

Synergies of animal welfare and agroforestry to benefit farming systems in Ethiopia

Agroforestry, the integration of trees into agriculture, is a promising agricultural method for facing the challenges of climate change. Trees and shrubs hold enormous potential for improving livestock management by providing diverse fodder, protection from wind and heat, more resilient grazing...

Mar 2019Apr 2032

One Health for Humans, Environment, Animals and Livelihoods (HEAL)

The project brings together professionals in human and animal health and the environment to achieve better access to human and veterinary health services and sustainable natural resources management. To implement One Health , the project works with communities, public and private service providers...

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Tags: environment

ILRI News on environment

Experts call for increased investment in One Health to reduce the burden of neglected zoonoses

Nairobi is rapidly losing its green spaces: this could open the door to more diseases

Towards clearer One Health policies in eastern Africa: Interview with HEAL Project interim regional manager

Publications on environment

Nairobi is rapidly losing its green spaces: This could open the door to more diseases

Managing the interfaces between livestock and nature produces win-win-win outcomes for nature, people and animals

Keeping livestock healthy and well cared for improves animal, human, environment and economic health

Keeping foods safe leads to healthier people, livestock and environment

Women's empowerment leads to healthier people, animals and environments

Joined up investments reduce health risks and burdens to people, livestock and ecosystems

ILRI Projects on environment

Silvopastoralism and welfare of animals in Borana

Synergies of animal welfare and agroforestry to benefit farming systems in Ethiopia

One Health for Humans, Environment, Animals and Livelihoods (HEAL)