[Health and the green economy: challenges for sustainable development and the eradication of poverty].
In a scenario where ecosystemic services are being eroded and there is high social inequity, a new model of development is necessary, namely one capable of promoting social development with a reduction of its ecological footprint. The 'Green Economy' model is one of the proposed models. This paper seeks to analyze the environmental, social and individual impacts on human health in the context of a 'brown economy', and discusses the contributions of a green economy on the promotion of equity and health. The assumption is that economic development and environmental sustainability are not incompatible and both contribute to the eradication of poverty. The transition to a sustainable economy depends on political decisions, and transcends technological developments. Above all, it should instigate new models of production, consumption and social organization, which promote socio-environmental justice, encouraging social participation and democratic forms of governance to define a solid agenda for the implementation of sustainable development and mechanisms to implement them at all levels.
Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sérgio Arouca, Fiocruz, 21040-360 Rio de Janeiro, RJ. gallo@fiocruz.br
Edmundo
E
Gallo
Andréia Faraoni Freitas
AF
Setti
Danielly de Paiva
Dde P
Magalhães
Jorge Mesquita Huet
JM
Machado
Daniel Forsin
DF
Buss
Francisco de Abreu
Fde A
Franco Netto
Paulo Marchiori
PM
Buss
D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D057217:Economic Development; D004782:Environmental Health / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D011203:Poverty / Q000517:prevention & control*