SHEM conceives PHA as a core ally in the quest for promoting sustainable health equity so that we can mitigate any harmful effect that human-caused global environmental change on human health might produce on the wellbeing of future generations. It is our pleasure to join the PHA network.

Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods (SOIL) is working in some of the most impoverished and climate vulnerable communities in Haiti to expand access to safe, affordable, and restorative sanitation services. SOIL uses ecological processes to transform a public health crisis into an environmental solution through a holistic waste to resource model that maximizes positive environmental impacts across the entire sanitation chain. As a member of the Planetary Health Alliance, we are committed to seeking opportunities amongst members for networking and collaborating to promote the well-beiing of both people and planet.

Rouleaux Foundation is a non-profit organisation that is aimed at promoting science for sustainable development in Africa and by being a member of the Planetary Health Alliance (PHA) aims to build an intercollegiate, transnational, regional, and global collaboration to solve the challenges and advance the benefits of the relationship between the human health and environmental sciences. This would be by partnering with professional societies and other organisations making up the diverse landscape of the Planetary Health sciences.

RCPE enables physicians and their teams to deliver the highest standard of healthcare for patients, and improve the quality of health and prevention of disease through: engaging with policy makers, facilitating the training of the next generation of physicians via educational and mentorship opportunities, and building a global community of physicians that is cross disciplinary, generational, and geographically distributed. RCPE is committed to engaging its Fellows & Members in the Clinicians for Planetary Health initiative, galvanizing clinicians and their patients around Planetary Health through lifestyle modifications and activism to accelerate health promotion and disease prevention.

Royal Holloway University of London has a broad commitment to the cause of Planetary Health. We work to advance Planetary Health research, education, and policy and to support the emergence of an interdisciplinary Planetary Health community, including creative and critical work in the humanities and arts. We share the desire for a global public better educated about the connections between human health and our management of Earth’s natural systems, researchers better able to build transdisciplinary collaborations, and policymakers better positioned to consider the public health impacts of their resource management decisions.

In our own network and community, aspects of sustainability and conservation are often left out of the question while working with emergency response. When our team provides technical support, we makes sure to include a more holistic approach to our problem-solving methods. A more specific way we aim to advance Planetary Health, is working more closely with our local farmers in the upstate New York region, when coordinating food distribution suppliers. As for the Planetary Health Alliance, we love learning and growing within our community, and would love to bring this to the greater network as well. We plan to share all of our findings on our website, and we always share any insight we have directly with our constituents and community members. Likewise, we hope to present our findings or community-based insight to the greater PHA community.

Saint Louis University, a Laudato Si university, strongly promotes planetary health advocacies by steadfastly doing its tasks to promote and conscientiously perform environmental preservation and protection. Through the collective efforts of the university stakeholders, we actively perform our duties and responsibilities in promoting the integrity of creation. By joining the other Planetary Health Community members, we join the global movement in restoring and preserving our common home.

This collaboration aims to harness our collective expertise, resources, and networks to effectively address the complex interconnections between human health and environmental sustainability. Through initiatives such as the “Green Ambassadors Program,” we intend to engage local communities in advocating for sustainable practices that enhance public health and promote environmental stewardship.
In turn, we look forward to benefiting from the PHA’s extensive knowledge base, access to cutting-edge research, and opportunities for joint projects that will enhance our impact in Somalia and the broader Horn of Africa. Together, we aspire to contribute meaningfully to the global discourse on Planetary Health, fostering innovative solutions that tackle pressing challenges such as climate change, health disparities, and socio-economic development.

The Sankandi Youth Development Association (SYDA) is a registered charitable association in rural Gambia, it has grassroots project based in the Kiang West of The Gambia, in West Africa, and is focused on restoring the native mangrove forests and empower the rural communities. Our Mission is to help and enhance development of rural communities in Gambia while protecting the environment. Our Community Mangrove Conservation and Restoration Project involves planting mangrove propagules in degraded former mangrove forest in rural Gambia through community participations. We aim to collaborate with PHA to better make us in position to effectively contribute to protection of planet through planting and protecting trees through research.

The Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, as a member of the Planetary Health Alliance, will contribute to Planetary Health in the fields of education and research on the following issues: 1) providing a comprehensive educational program for students of the Faculties of Medicine and Sciences; 2) introducing innovative research in these fields; 3) giving an annual report on climate change to the Decision Makers at the regional and National level.

The Satcher Health Leadership Institute (SHLI) is a leading transformational force for health equity in policy, leadership development, and research. SHLI enhances leadership among diverse learners, conducts forward-thinking research on the drivers of health inequities, and advances evidence-based policies; all in an effort to contribute to the achievement of health equity for all population groups. SHLI continues efforts in informing climate change, Planetary Health and environmental justice policy and advocacy through a health equity lens. We advocate for the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies.

The Savannah Chatham Sustainability Coalition will incorporate Planetary Health into our communication and community engagements via our collaboration with local government, businesses, creative community and organizations with environmental, social, health, and economic projects.

The School of Health Sciences at the University of Manchester recognises that our changing climate and declining planetary health have major implications for human physical and mental health around the globe. By joining the Planetary Health Alliance we seek to strengthen our commitment to reducing our impact on the environment, to enhance our efforts at educating the next generation of healthcare practitioners about these issues, and to further research into the interactions between planetary and personal health.

SLUEC as a whole has a mission to inspire knowledges, connect communities, protect environments, and design a sustainable future. SLUEC offers degrees in geography, environmental studies, and GIS with an urban planning degree in preparation. We manage a Food and Agricultural Institute which predominantly is focused on the issue of food security and sustainability. Our SLUEC team would like to be involved in learning and listening to our global colleagues, collaborate on grant proposals and/or on publications, and to perhaps coordinate teach-ins and webinars to facilitate the dissemination of knowledge.

The School of Public Health (SPH) at SRM Institute of Science & Technology (SRMIST), Chennai, India launched a novel program called the University Wellness Program in 2019, to promote wellness of key university stakeholders and environmental sustainability of campus. This program may be relevant to the PHA. Modules on environmental health, Planetary Health, wellness are a part of the UG and PG programs of SPH. SRMIST has 50000 students and 3500 faculty from >50 departments. SPH partners with the university departments and other organizations. We are interested in the PHA network to collaborate and contribute to sustainable programs for Planetary Health. We look forward to student/ faculty exchanges, research projects as well as thought leadership/ policy and governance actions.

Schumacher College has a 32 year history of teaching and research at the leading-edge of holistic, ecologically-focused practice-led learning at the intersection of ecology, systems thinking, complexity, and community learning. As practitioners in the field of progressive education, we are committed to making authentic and meaningful change in the face of social and ecological crises. Planetary Health is an essential element of an integrated and interdisciplinary approach to delivering our core mission — education as if people and planet matter.

SciTech DiploHub, the Barcelona Science and Technology Diplomacy Hub, is a pioneering nonprofit public-private partnership backed by leading research centers, universities, non-profits, startups, corporations and public institutions that positions Barcelona as a global lab in science diplomacy for cities around the world. It has the mandate to elevate the role of science, technology and cities in foreign policy and make Barcelona a more influential player on the global stage by representing its knowledge and innovation ecosystem worldwide and its contribution to addressing the global challenges

We protect island habitats and assist local communities by offering villages a unique deal: if they agree to create a forest or marine reserve, we’ll provide funds for something the village needs, like a schoolhouse or health clinic. At Seacology, we believe that environmental issues are human issues, too. By providing a benefit – be it a health center, a school, or a water system – in exchange for the creation of a nature reserve, we ensure the reserve works in everyone’s interests.

Seoul National University Asia Center (SNUAC) is the fastest growing global hub for Asian studies, which integrates 5 regional centers and 7 thematic researches. By crafting usable knowledge, sharing through the Korea Social Science Data Archive and the Asian Regional Information Center, and linking to actions, SNUAC contributes toward a healthy, equitable, and sustainable Asia.

Sheffield Medical School is committed to working towards a sustainable health and care system by integrating education that will ensure future healthcare professionals develop awareness and sensitivity to sustainable healthcare practice. Collaboration with the Planetary Health Alliance will provide networks with expertise that will help us to increase our impact in this area by working together.

We at SESE strive to equip our students with the skills and knowledge necessary to realize their full potential as citizens, professionals and stewards of our planet. Join SESE and make a difference.