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Moving science forward

IDRC-funded researchers in ecohealth work to improve people’s health and the environment. Over the years, IDRC’s Ecosystems and Human Health (Ecohealth) program has helped forge a new field of ecohealth research, education, and action.

Our recipients are making exciting progress. Below are some of the results of their work—research papers, peer-reviewed journal articles, books, videos, conference proceedings, and more.

Growing nutritious food for better health in Malawi

Since 2001, the IDRC-funded Soils, Food and Healthy Communities project has helped combat malnutrition and improve the health of poor families in rural northern Malawi. Growing a wide variety of nutritious food crops has led to stronger children...

Agriculture for better health

Reshaping Agriculture for Nutrition and Health is a new resource for those who think that linking agriculture, nutrition, and health can maximize agricultural benefits for the poor and hungry. Published by the International Food Policy Research...

Protecting potato growers from pesticides in Ecuador

Potatoes have played an integral role in Andean agriculture for thousands of years. Since 1998, IDRC has supported research in Ecuador on the health impacts of pesticide use on potato farmers and their families. Researchers worked with farmers...

Managing waste and water in Cameroon

Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon, is the home of almost 2 million people. Many of the poorest live in unplanned and under-serviced slums. An IDRC-supported project used an ecohealth approach to development in 12 neighbourhoods struggling with...

Health: reviving traditional foods in rural Lebanese schools

Changing eating habits in rural Lebanese schools In recent years, the traditional Lebanese diet has been fading in favour of processed food choices that are often high in fat, sugar, and sodium. At the same time, deteriorating rural ecosystems...

The multiple paths and impacts of manganese pollution in Mexico

Paths to better health A study in Mexico provided hard evidence of the health risks for children of manganese exposure. Mining one of the world’s largest deposits of manganese has affected both the environment and human health in the Mexican state...

Big health and environment benefits on a shoestring in rural Malawi

IDRC-funded researchers are improving the lives of thousands of malnourished families in Malawi.With more than 10 years of experience in the region, the Soils, Food and Healthy Communities project is increasing food security and improving child...