Rainforest protection is not only good for biodiversity and the climate—it also noticeably improves the health of humans who live in the corresponding regions. This is the conclusion drawn by a current study by the University of Bonn and the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais in Brazil.

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Rainforest protection reduces the number of respiratory diseases, research suggests

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Rainforest protection is not only good for biodiversity and the climate -- it also noticeably improves the health of humans who live in the corresponding regions. Researchers show that measures to combat slash-and-burn techniques significantly reduce the concentration of particulate matter in the air. The number of hospital stays and deaths due to respiratory diseases thus also decreases.

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Rainforest protection reduces the number of respiratory diseases

Reducing deforestation in the Amazon would have prevented hospitalizations and deaths caused by air pollution. The decrease in deforestation rates between 2007 and 2017 led to a drop in the amount of forest fires, which decreased the atmospheric concentration of particulate matter. This would have prevented 18,000 hospitalizations a year in cities located on the edge of the biome. 680 annual deaths as a result of exposure to pollutants from the …

A redução no desmatamento da Amazônia teria evitado hospitalizações e mortes causadas pela poluição do ar. A diminuição dos índices de desmatamento entre 2007 e 2017 levou a uma queda na quantidade de queimadas na floresta, que diminuiu a concentração atmosférica de material particulado. Com isso, teriam sido evitadas 18 mil hospitalizações ao ano nas cidades localizadas na borda do bioma. Também teriam sido evitadas 680 mortes anuais em decorrê…

Queda no desmatamento da Amazônia evitou internações, diz estudo

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Fall in Amazon deforestation prevented hospitalizations, says study

Rainforest protection is not only good for biodiversity and the climate – it also noticeably improves the health of humans who live in the corresponding regions.

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Rainforest Protection Reduces the Number of Respiratory Diseases

15.11.2024 - Study by the University of Bonn shows that deforestation in the Amazon region is also detrimental to human health. Rainforest protection is not only good for biodiversity and the climate - it also noticeably improves the health of humans who live in the corresponding regions.

Rainforest protection reduces the number of respiratory diseases, research suggests

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