Our Vision
A world where all people thrive by protecting and regenerating Earth’s natural systems for generations to come.
Our Mission
To promote, mobilize, and lead an inclusive, transdisciplinary field of Planetary Health and its diverse science, stories, solutions, and communities to achieve the Great Transition, a comprehensive shift in how human beings interact with each other and Nature.
To accomplish our mission, we:
Encourage and empower a diverse global Planetary Health community that crosses sectors, disciplines, generations, worldviews, and geographies;
Advance Planetary Health understanding by convening knowledge holders as well as curating, synthesizing, and disseminating evidence to inform and activate the Planetary Health community and the broader society.
Facilitate the education and training of current and next generation Planetary Health practitioners through the development and curation of open-access resources, mentorship and leadership opportunities, and programs from primary to university levels.
Mainstream Planetary Health science, stories and solutions through broad public outreach and direct engagement with civil society, private sector, general public and governments;
Promote actionable steps that individuals and society can take to advocate for and achieve progress toward Planetary Health.
Our Values
Hope: Every dimension of human activity is rich with solutions that can help bring humanity back into balance with our natural systems. Despite the challenges, we are hopeful that, collectively, we will find the resolve to implement those solutions to achieve the Great Transition.
Urgency: We are a community forged in urgency. With one generation to transform society into balance with Earth’s natural systems, we remain aspirational while recognizing time is of the essence.
Science-Driven Innovation: Planetary Health innovation is supported by the rigorous generation and dissemination of scientific evidence about the connections between human wellbeing and the state of our natural systems. We are committed to supporting the growth of that knowledge, curating and synthesizing it for our community, and disseminating it to policymakers, movement builders, the private sector and the general public.
Justice, Equity, and Compassion: The health burden of degraded natural systems disproportionately affects future generations and people with the fewest resources who are often least responsible for environmental changes. This is deeply unfair and mirrors vast existing disparities and structural inequities worldwide. We hold that justice, equity, and compassion must be the driving forces behind a future of planetary health for all.
Partnership and Inclusivity: We strive to form lasting partnerships marked by deep respect and interdependence within our communities and in our relationships between people and nature. We are a diverse community that is transdisciplinary, multicultural, and intergenerational. All voices must be at the table to share ideas, explore different perspectives, and collaborate to enable all people to act as changemakers.
Humility: We recognize that we do not have all the answers and that achieving the Great Transition will require knowledge from many traditions and actors with a multitude of strengths and perspectives. We are facilitators and connectors, remaining true to our mission while constantly reflecting on our work, biases, and place in nature.