EMD Seminar Series: Paula Prist, "Planning Healthy Landscapes in Tropical Countries"

Tropical forests continue to be lost at high rates, especially in Brazil, where in 2020 alone, forest loss in the Amazon accounted for more than 40% of the loss of all tropical forests. At the same time, forest restoration actions, both at small and large scale, are being planned and executed in order to recover biodiversity and ecosystem services once lost. However, how to carry out these actions and have positive results. Using some case studies from Brazil and Liberia, I will show how we can use a landscape ecology approach to try to create landscapes that have a low transmission risk for zoonotic diseases and are healthy for humans.

YSPH values inclusion and access for all participants.

If you have questions about accessibility or would like to request an accommodation, please contact Maria Reilly at maria.reilly@yale.edu. We will try to provide accommodations requested by 10/2/2023.