Soil Health Institute’s Post

The report I compiled for DEFRA in 2022 on terrestrial and freshwater molluscs with the potential to arrive and establish in Britain, with an emphasis on the impacts they may have for plant health, is now publicly available to read: https://lnkd.in/eikQTZ2h

How can we map the environmental risk and future trends of the fast-spreading beech leaf disease (BLD)? Check this paper about the risk modeling of BLD in the Northeastern U.S. with presence-only species distribution models. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eAu8wbPe

Bird flu viruses are spreading around the world and could make the leap to humans at any time, experts are warning. These experts, led by Vijay Dhanasekaran, a microbial ecologist at the University of Hong Kong School of Public Health, have been tracking the movement of the viruses for years. Check out the piece I wrote on the subject, with much help from editors Fenella Saunders and Karl Leif Bates, at the American Scientist blog: https://lnkd.in/dGuPSjxr

Did you know that today is World Oceans Day? 🌊 NIEHS and the National Science Foundation (NSF) jointly fund research on marine-related health issues through the Centers for Oceans and Human Health, and through individual research projects focusing on oceans and the Great Lakes in relation to human health. Grant-funded scientists develop techniques for more accurate and earlier detection of harmful algal blooms with the goal of preventing and reducing exposure. They also study the health effects of eating seafood containing toxins produced by harmful algal blooms. Learn more at https://bit.ly/4bLPSU9

Glad to see the first paper in the special issue of "Heat Zone and Disease Incidence" that I am serving as the guest editor at International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH- IF 4.6) just got published. Heat Zone and Disease Incidence is an important topic in public health. Welcome to submit to this special issue! https://lnkd.in/eeRejpCn

Excited to have Jeffrey Bland, PHD, a renowned expert in functional medicine, join me on this episode! Together, we uncover the fascinating link between healthy soils and human health.

Our latest article in Global Public Health is out. For the interested reader

I delightedly invite you to attend my speech at the Biostimulants World Congress entitled: Soil parameters and bioindicators to assess prebiotics effects on soil health and plant growth. https://bit.ly/3R9jUKa

https://lnkd.in/eReKBUCv The One Health Mural is a key tool designed to emphasize what links underpin our health, that of animals as well as the overall standard of ecosystems to limit the negative impact that our day-to-day activities may infer.

New Post: Building a robust Ontario Soil Health Database, together https://buff.ly/4aNHL8n