**Benjamin Roche**  
**Research director at the French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD)**  
**Audrey Arnal**  
**Associate researcher at the French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD) and at UMR UM/CNRS/IRD MIVEGEC, Montpellier, France**



 

 

 



Preventing zoonotic diseases implies rethinking public policies at the interface between biodiversity, human health and socio-economic dynamics. As damage to ecosystems increases at-risk contact between wild animals, domestic animals and humans, a large number of international and regional initiatives show that biodiversity conservation can be an effective public health tool. This article analyzes how institutional frameworks – from the IPBES (Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services) to the OHHLEP (One Health High-Level Expert Panel), the Global Biodiversity Framework and programs such as PREZODE (PREventing ZOonotic Disease Emergence) and ZODIAC (ZOonotic Disease Integrated ACtion) – interact and reciprocally support national and local preventative strategies. Drawing on examples from the Caribbean and Latin America, it illustrates how ecological research, multi-actor governance and community participation make it possible to design coherent interventions, from global to local. The authors argue for integrated governance, where protections for the living world become a central pillar for resilience in public health.



 

 

 



 

 

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