We’re leading a global movement to secure Earth’s future through science, collaboration, and transformative action.
Our Vision: A world with regenerated natural systems where all people and all Nature can thrive for generations to come.
PLANETARY HEALTH ALLIANCE
Our Mission
The Planetary Health Alliance’s mission is to mobilize and lead the inclusive, transdisciplinary field of Planetary Health to achieve the Great Transition, a comprehensive shift in how human beings interact with each other and Nature.
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 well-being 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. We are committed to highlighting how resource shortages often lead to conflict, intensifying the destruction of natural systems and perpetuating a cycle of need, inequity, and displacement. 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 humanity and the rest of life on Earth.
Partnership and Inclusivity
We strive to form lasting partnerships marked by deep respect and connection within our communities and in relationship with the rest of nature. We are a diverse community that is transdisciplinary, multicultural, and intergenerational. We honor Indigenous Peoples and their ways of knowing as well as all practices that center the interdependence of Earth’s natural systems and human well-being. We believe that Indigenous wisdom plays an essential role in understanding that the health of humans and the planet are inseparable. 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.
Support our mission to secure a thriving future for all
The Planetary Health Alliance depends on generous supporters who understand that human health is inextricably linked to Earth’s natural systems. Your support enables us to coordinate global initiatives, strengthen our networks, and mobilize communities to address Earth’s most pressing challenges and humanity’s ecological footprint.
Small Shifts in What We Eat Can Reduce Costs, Transform Health, and Regenerate Our Planet
Physicians Association for Nutrition (PAN International) has developed Action Briefs and clinical resources to help frontline healthcare providers guide their patients toward choices that are good for themselves and the planet.
Greening Health Care from the Ground Up: Thailand’s Local Model for Planetary Health
Kwang Mo Yang, PhD
Thailand is addressing pressing Planetary Health challenges by embedding sustainability into everyday health care. A recent visit to Saraburi Province by the ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University shows how national policies translate into practical, low-cost actions that reduce environmental impacts while strengthening community health.
New Partnership to Bring Food Systems and Planetary Health Education to Young Learners
The Planetary Health Alliance (PHA) and the Educated Choices Program (ECP) are proud to announce a new partnership to co-create a first-of-its-kind educational resource for middle and high school students on food systems and Planetary Health.
