Sustainable development is healthy development.
Economic growth has brought with it substantial environmental damage. Nature has been abused and little consideration has been given to the consequences, among them the adverse effects on health. Healthy people are vital for local development that is both economically and ecologically sound. The health sector should be actively involved in the movement for sustainable development. What this would require in practice is considered below, with particular reference to the quality of life in regions of tropical forest.
Division of Control of Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
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D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000639:trends*; D004463:Ecology; D004782:Environmental Health; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D011634:Public Health