To protect our health, protect our planet

Worrying sight: Children looking at a dried-up public pool of spring water on Earth Day in Japakeh, Indonesia’s Aceh province. — AFP

April 22 is celebrated around the world as Earth Day.

As a tribute to Mother Earth, I would like to focus attention on the link between our health and the health of our planet; specifically, the inextricable connections between humankind and our impact on the earth’s land, biodiversity, oceans and atmosphere.