Description
EcoHealth Alliance works at the intersection of ecosystem, animal and human
health through local conservation programs and develops global health solutions
to emerging diseases. It is an international organization of scientists dedicated to
the conservation of biodiversity. EcoHealth Alliance focuses efforts on
innovative research, education and training, and accessibility to international
conservation partners. EcoHealth Alliance specializes in saving biodiversity in
human-dominated bioscapes where ecological health is most at risk because of
habitat loss, species imbalance, pollution and other environmental issues caused
by human-induced change. Work includes research into the discovery and
causes of disease emergence such as SARS, AIDS, Lyme disease, West Nile
virus, Avian Influenza and the deadly Nipah virus.
Purpose
EcoHealth Alliance researches ways for people and wildlife to share bioscapes
for their mutual survival with an overall mission to empower local conservation
scientists worldwide to protect nature and safeguard ecosystem and human
health.
Scope International – United States and more than 20 countries in Central and South
America, the Caribbean, Africa, and Asia.
Primary Funders
Private and corporate donations and publication subscriptions. Corporate
partners include: Checks in the Mail, Harland Clarke, Nature's Path Foods,
GlobalSave, Good Cause Greetings, Second Nature, and Thanksgiving Coffee.
Participants & Key Collaborators
Key partners include the Consortium for Conservation Medicine, the global
EcoHealth Alliance Alliance, and conservationists in over a dozen countries.
Definition of One Health
The "One Health" perspective incorporates human, domestic animal, wildlife,
and ecosystem health and has the potential to lead to effective solutions and save
many lives.
Monitoring & Evaluation Strategy
No information regarding a formal monitoring and evaluation strategy is
available on the EcoHealth website.
Sources of Information
EcoHealth Website: http://www.ecohealthalliance.org/
Contact EcoHealth Alliance
homeoffice@ecohealthalliance.org
Peter Daszak
President & Disease Ecologist
