The goal of One Health Day is to raise awareness about the One Health approach to complex health problems involving people, animals and the environment. In as many countries as possible, activities and events will give scientists, practitioners, educators and advocates a powerful, unified voice for moving beyond current provincial approaches to emerging infectious diseases, food safety and security, antimicrobial resistance, invasive species, environmental pollution, loss of biodiversity, and many other problems.
Friends of Mother Earth recognizes One Health Day and the interconnectedness of human wellbeing and the health of planet Earth. We honor the community leaders who incorporate local knowledge as they train their neighbors to prepare for, respond to, and mitigate climate change impacts.
Friends of Mother Earth (FME) has signed a cooperative agreement with Universidad Mayor de San Simón (UMSS) in Cochabamba, Bolivia for joint research and collaborative work across scientific, technological, and cultural fields. Under the agreement UMSS and FME will develop joint actions aimed at strengthening academic, research and community capacities in the environmental and sustainable development fields. Areas that are referenced in the agreement include, but are not limited to, mitigation and reduction of the impacts of climate change, with an emphasis on forest fires, risk management, and community capacity building.
