And they are elevating the incidence of disease as growing human populations are more susceptible to the effects of environmental change. These trends are not only causing changing patterns of known diseases, but they are increasing the likelihood that new, unknown diseases will emerge. The consensus in the scientific community is stark: our planet, and its ability to sustain human life, is in imminent danger.Īnd humanity bears a great share of the blame for how bad things have become.įrom greater pollution of our air and water to an increase in extreme weather events, our economic and development progress over the last 100 years has created unintended consequences for our natural world.
