Animal Health Work Group
NASA satellites are helping track tiger habitat, offering hope and new insights for conservation as these predators face the consequences of rapid habitat loss. Credit: NASA Earth Observatory
This Work Group aims to educate, foster collaboration, and emphasize the bidirectional impacts of animals and the environment to advance scientific knowledge, lead interdisciplinary research initiatives, and inform health and policy decision-making through the lens of the One Health framework.
Primary objectives
To examine and communicate the direct and indirect impacts of climate and environmental stressors/changes on the health of animals (domestic and wild), which are intimately linked to the health of plants, ecosystems, and humans
To elucidate the direct and indirect impacts of animal (domestic and wild) populations on climate and environmental health
To explore and emphasize the contributions that Earth observations and geospatial data can offer in the development of action-oriented solutions to animal and environmental health challenges affecting the planet (Earth’s systems)