Incorporating a One Health Approach Into the Study of Environmental Crimes and Harms: Towards a ‘One Health Green Criminology’

Aitor Ibáñez Alonso and Nigel South

The British Journal of Criminology, 2025, vol. 65, issue 2, 328-343

Abstract: Amid increasingly intense and frequent Emerging Infectious Disease events, such as COVID-19, it is evident that the current global ecological crisis poses a threat to the health and well-being of humans, non-human animals and ecosystems. This paper aims to expand existing green criminological scholarship by arguing for the incorporation of a ‘One Health’ perspective. This would (1) enable the integration of scientific knowledge to better address threats, harms and crimes to health and well-being; and (2) contribute to the advance of Eco-justice. The study identifies four areas where a One Health perspective within green criminology may reveal overlooked harms and threats to health and well-being. Conversely, integrating green criminology would benefit the One Health scientific community and specific programs.

Keywords: One Health; green criminology; Emerging Infectious Diseases; COVID-19; Eco-justice; zoonosis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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