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The connections between HIV/AIDS and the environment are complex, multifactoral, bi-directional, and involve indirect as well as direct pathways. Recognizing the lack of a comprehensive examination of these relationships, the authors undertook a broad review of published literature regarding the potential links between HIV/AIDS and the environment. In assessing the literature, the authors identified a number of topics linking HIV/AIDS and the environment. Some of the most important themes connecting the two are: food insecurity, natural resource use, agriculture and land tenure and use, the fisheries sector, gender issues, orphans and vulnerable children, migration, crisis situations, climate change, effects of environmental interventions on HIV/AIDS, and workforce and human capacity impacts of HIV/AIDS. The authors provide a conceptual framework for illustrating the complex relationships between HIV/AIDS and the environment, and they identify future research  and action priorities.