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May 2025

Man's attitude toward nature is today critically important simply because we have now acquired a fateful power to alter and destroy nature. But man is a part of nature, and his war against nature is inevitably a war against himself? [We are] challenged as mankind has never been challenged before to prove our maturity and our mastery, not of nature, but of ourselves.
 – Rachel Carson, marine biologist, writer, and conservationist, appearing on a CBS documentary about her book Silent Spring shortly before her death from breast cancer in 1964.

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Wildlife hunting and the increased risk of leprosy transmission in the tropical Americas: A pathogeographical study. Infectious Diseases of Poverty.

Infectious Diseases Biodiversity Loss

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Wildlife hunting and the increased risk of leprosy transmission in the tropical Americas: A pathogeographical study. Infectious Diseases of Poverty.

Aliaga-Samanez, A., Deps, P.D., Fa, J.E., et al.

Armadillo hunting plays a significant role in human leprosy transmission. Solutions are proposed to mitigate future outbreaks in tropical regions facing rapid environmental change and persistent poverty.
Estimating the urban heat-related mortality burden due to greenness: a global modelling study. The Lancet Planetary Health.

Noncommunicable Diseases Climate Change

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Estimating the urban heat-related mortality burden due to greenness: a global modelling study. The Lancet Planetary Health.

Wu, Y., Wen, B., Ye, T., et al.

This study aimed to estimate the effects of increased greenness in urban areas on heat-related deaths. Modeling suggests that preserving and expanding greenness is a potential solution to lower ambient temperatures and reduce the health impacts of heat exposure.
Experiences of healthcare and administrative staff working with asylum seekers in the current polycrisis context: A qualitative study. BMC Health Services Research

Displacement and Conflict Climate Change

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Experiences of healthcare and administrative staff working with asylum seekers in the current polycrisis context: A qualitative study. BMC Health Services Research

Grosjean, L., Sancosme, Y., Morisod, K., et al.

This study explores the emotional toll, systemic barriers, and support needs of healthcare and administrative staff in Switzerland caring for asylum seekers amid overlapping crises, including war, climate change, and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Changing climate and socioeconomic factors contribute to global antimicrobial resistance. Nature Medicine.

Climate Change Health and Care Systems

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Changing climate and socioeconomic factors contribute to global antimicrobial resistance. Nature Medicine.

Li, W., Huang, T., Liu, C., et al.

A new forecasting study by Chinese researchers suggests the long-term impacts of climate change could include higher global antimicrobial resistance (AMR) levels. Their findings also reveal growing AMR disparities between high-income countries and low- and middle-income countries.
Transitioning to Healthy and Sustainable Diets has Higher Environmental and Affordability Trade-offs for Emerging and Developing Economies. Nature Communications.

Resource Scarcity Food Systems

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Transitioning to Healthy and Sustainable Diets has Higher Environmental and Affordability Trade-offs for Emerging and Developing Economies. Nature Communications.

Deng, Z., Hu, Y., Wang, X., et al.

Researchers discovered that adopting healthy, sustainable diets improves nutrition and reduces water use long-term but initially increases water stress and food costs in emerging economies.
Long-Term Exposure to Particulate Air Pollution Associated with the Progression of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in China: Effect Size and Urban–Rural disparities. BMC Public Health.

Noncommunicable Diseases Air Pollution

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Long-Term Exposure to Particulate Air Pollution Associated with the Progression of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in China: Effect Size and Urban–Rural disparities. BMC Public Health.

Hu, M., Hao, X., Zhang, Y., et al.

This study found that chronic exposure to fine particulate air pollution accelerates the development and complications of type 2 diabetes in China, with urban areas showing higher onset rates and rural areas facing greater mortality risk and healthcare disparities.
Impact of climate change on arsenic concentrations in paddy rice and the associated dietary health risks in Asia: An experimental and modelling study. The Lancet Planetary Health.

Nutritional Diseases Chemical Pollution

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Impact of climate change on arsenic concentrations in paddy rice and the associated dietary health risks in Asia: An experimental and modelling study. The Lancet Planetary Health.

Wang, D., Kim, B.F., Nachman, K.E., et al.

This study explores how rising global atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations and surface temperatures negatively affect rice yields, nutritional quality, and human health.
Environmental health: Towards synthesis in global law and governance. The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics.

Equity and Justice Planetary Health Frameworks

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Environmental health: Towards synthesis in global law and governance. The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics.

Phelan, A.L., Negri, S., and Hesselman, M.

This article examines the fragmented landscape of international law and governance for environmental health and argues for a more synthesized approach to effectively address pressing global health challenges linked to environmental factors, learning from Planetary Health, One Health, and Human Rights.
What is “good” co-production in the context of planetary health research, and how is it enabled? Earth System Governance.

Collaboration and Partnerships Research and Evaluation

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What is “good” co-production in the context of planetary health research, and how is it enabled? Earth System Governance.

Black, D., Bates, G., Gibson, A., et al.

This paper aims to define more clearly what ‘good’ co-production looks like in the context of urban-Planetary Health research and how to operationalize it in research design, drawing on existing literature alongside case study experience from operationalizing a major research program.

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