Abstract
Most scientific studies have independently explored the factors potentially responsible for infectious disease epidemics. But they have rarely considered their interdependencies. We first summarize the links between health, land use change, livestock intensification and biodiversity. Next, we will explore responses to health crises based on the " One Health " or " Planetary Health " approaches. Finally, we look at territorial approaches based on nature and biodiversity, taking the example of community forests.
Serge Morand
Trained as an evolutionary ecologist and zoologist, Serge Morand has worked on the evolutionary ecology of parasitic interactions on a variety of biological models, with field missions in numerous territories in Europe, the Caribbean, Africa and Oceania. Since 2008, he has been conducting research in health ecology in Southeast Asia, focusing on the links between biodiversity, human health, animal health and ecosystem health. Between 2008 and 2025, he organized missions in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, the Philippines and Vietnam, acquiring solid expertise in fieldwork in collaboration with local communities and administrations. His main achievements concern the development of a research field in social-ecology of health, linking land-use change, climate disruption, biodiversity, health and environmental governance, and the ecology of transmission of zoonotic and vector-borne disease agents or antibiotic resistance genes. Interdisciplinary projects are part of an international biodiversity and health research network, contributing to international expert assessments (OHHLEP, IPBES, IUCN, One Health Quadripartite).
