Human, animal, and environmental health cannot be considered in isolation from one another. The sustainability of life depends not only on healthy individuals but also on healthy ecosystems, safe food, clean water, healthy living environments, and the conservation of biodiversity. Therefore, protecting public health is possible not only through interventions focused solely on human health but also through the One Health approach, which addresses the interactions among humans, animals, plants, and the environment as a whole.
Climate change, environmental pollution, loss of biodiversity, water and food insecurity, and the widespread and uncontrolled use of pesticides are increasing environmental risks that directly affect not only ecosystems but also human and animal health. Rising temperatures, droughts, floods, wildfires, and other extreme weather events are placing increasing pressures on food systems, water resources, habitats, and health. Therefore, the protection of a healthy environment is one of the fundamental prerequisites for healthy societies.
With this philosophy, the Biocidal Occupational and Environmental Health Association is an environmental and health association that does not view the environment and environmental health as separate from human, animal, and ecosystem health; it is based on the One Health approach.
Our association carries out work in the following areas: combating climate change and adapting to it; reducing environmental risks; monitoring the effects of pesticides on human and environmental health; protecting biodiversity; supporting safe and sustainable food systems; developing healthy living and working environments; and strengthening the public’s access to scientific information on environmental health.
We believe that healthy meals are only possible with healthy soil, clean water, safe food production, and healthy ecosystems. For this reason, we address not only the effects of pesticides on human health but also their holistic impacts on soil, water, air, biodiversity, animals, and the food chain. We support the development of safer, more sustainable, and environmentally sound production systems based on scientific evidence.
Climate change is also one of the core areas of our work. We monitor the impacts of climate change on the environment, ecosystems, food systems, and health; we support the generation of scientific knowledge, raise awareness, and strengthen the public’s resilience to climate risks.
Our association’s approach is not limited to merely identifying risks. Our core areas of work include monitoring scientific developments, conducting research, translating scientific knowledge into practice, carrying out educational activities for the public and professionals, enhancing access to accurate and reliable information, and contributing to the development of sustainable solutions for the protection of environmental health.
In this regard, our association operates on the understanding that there is a strong connection between healthy people, healthy animals, healthy ecosystems, safe food, and healthy living environments.
With its academic staff, capacity for scientific research, founding purpose, and pioneering initiatives in its field, the Biocidal Occupational and Environmental Health Association was established in 2015; it is a civil society organization that addresses environmental health from a One Health perspective and aims to bridge the gap between scientific knowledge and societal benefit.
Because a healthy society is only possible in a healthy environment.
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