Call for emergency action to limit global temperature increases, restore biodiversity, and protect health

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¹ Editor in Chief, East African Medical Journal.
² Editor in Chief, Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition.
³ Editor in Chief, Danish Medical Journal.
⁴ Editor in Chief, PLOS Medicine.
⁵ Editor in Chief, The BMJ.
⁶ Editor in Chief, British Dental Journal.
⁷ Editor in Chief, The Lancet.
⁸ Senior Adviser, UK Health Alliance on Climate Change. Electronic address: laurie.laybourn@ukhealthalliance.org.
⁹ Editor in Chief, Revista de Saúde Pública.
¹⁰ Editor in Chief, International Journal of Nursing Studies.
¹¹ Interim Editor in Chief, CMAJ.
¹² Executive Editor, Pharmaceutical Journal.
¹³ Editor in Chief, Dutch Journal of Medicine.
¹⁴ Editor in Chief, The New England Journal of Medicine.
¹⁵ Editor in Chief, National Medical Journal of India.
¹⁶ Chair, UK Health Alliance on Climate Change.
¹⁷ Editor in Chief, Medical Journal of Australia.
¹⁸ Editor in Chief, International Nursing Review.
¹⁹ Editor in Chief, Pan American Journal of Public Health.

Editorial

Lukoye Atwoli et al. Lancet. 2021.

. 2021 Sep 11;398(10304):939-941.

doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01915-2. Epub 2021 Sep 4.

¹ Editor in Chief, East African Medical Journal.
² Editor in Chief, Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition.
³ Editor in Chief, Danish Medical Journal.
⁴ Editor in Chief, PLOS Medicine.
⁵ Editor in Chief, The BMJ.
⁶ Editor in Chief, British Dental Journal.
⁷ Editor in Chief, The Lancet.
⁸ Senior Adviser, UK Health Alliance on Climate Change. Electronic address: laurie.laybourn@ukhealthalliance.org.
⁹ Editor in Chief, Revista de Saúde Pública.
¹⁰ Editor in Chief, International Journal of Nursing Studies.
¹¹ Interim Editor in Chief, CMAJ.
¹² Executive Editor, Pharmaceutical Journal.
¹³ Editor in Chief, Dutch Journal of Medicine.
¹⁴ Editor in Chief, The New England Journal of Medicine.
¹⁵ Editor in Chief, National Medical Journal of India.
¹⁶ Chair, UK Health Alliance on Climate Change.
¹⁷ Editor in Chief, Medical Journal of Australia.
¹⁸ Editor in Chief, International Nursing Review.
¹⁹ Editor in Chief, Pan American Journal of Public Health.

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Comment in

Restoring biodiversity and slowing climate change are crucial to protect health.
Butler CD, Jaakkola JJK, Boylan S, McFarlane RA, Potter JD. Butler CD, et al. Lancet. 2021 Nov 13;398(10313):1802. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)02250-9. Epub 2021 Nov 3. Lancet. 2021. PMID: 34741817 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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