Ecologists

The first law of ecology is that everything is related to everything else - Barry Commoner

Ecologists

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The Ecology of Disease

THERE’S a term biologists and economists use these days — ecosystem services — which refers to the many ways nature supports the human endeavor. Forests filter the water we drink, for example, and birds and bees pollinate crops, both of which have substantial economic as well as biological value.

If we fail to understand and take care of the natural world, it can cause a breakdown of these systems and come back to haunt us in ways we know little about. A critical example is a developing model of infectious disease that shows that most epidemics — AIDS, Ebola, West Nile, SARS, Lyme disease and hundreds more that have occurred over the last several decades — don’t just happen. They are…

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Chomsky: Putting the Eco Back in Economy

Environmentalists are frequently characterized as being economy killing party poopers. The truth is we merely want to work and live in a way that isn’t self-destructive. Continual consumption of more junk is unsatisfying and in the end impossible. We no longer want to live in the false “economy” that Too Big To Fail corporations control.

Tending the Body’s Microbial Garden

This new approach to health is known as medical ecology. Rather than conducting indiscriminate slaughter, Dr. Segre and like-minded scientists want to be microbial wildlife managers.

The Ecology of Disease

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Body Ecology

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EcoHealth Alliance

EcoHealth Alliance is a global environmental health nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting wildlife and public health from the emergence of disease.

Ecological Society of America

ESA is the largest community of professional ecologists and a trusted source of ecological knowledge.

Ecology is not a Dirty Word

This site is a collection of stories, opinions and ideas showing how relevant Ecology is to all of us. I also write about research, academia and science communication.

Ecology Medicine

Global Ecological Products Pty Ltd is a Western Australia owned and run company. Since its inception in 2005 the company had been involved with the research formulation and supply of high quality natural health products for Western Australians and to the global market.