Research Working Group
Aims to improve scientific dialogue by sharing personal experiences of individuals and organizations embracing the Planetary Health approach and facilitating cross-disciplinary empathy and collaboration.
Europe
A healthy Europe depends on a healthy environment. The Planetary Health Europe Regional Hub is dedicated to creating a European network where Planetary Health is integrated into all aspects of society, from research and education to policymaking and everyday living.
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The group at the first Planetary Health Europe Hub Convening at ARTIS in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. (September, 2022)
Volcanic eruption in Iceland. (Photographer: Ása Steinarsdóttir)
Traditional Dutch windmills in Zaanse Schans, Holland. (Getty Images)
A hiker in the Mont Blanc massif, France. (Photographer: Hannah Turley)
Europe Hub Working Groups
Education Working Group
Focuses on integrating Planetary Health into education and training at all levels, designing curricula, and ensuring topics complement rather than replace existing learning and training.
Policy and Advocacy Working Group
Serves as a bridge between Hub members, governments, and parliaments to promote Planetary Health on political agendas and integrate sustainability into policies at all levels.
Community Building Working Group
Aims to serve as a connector across European and key non-European Planetary Health partners to facilitate community building and planetary stewardship.
Save the date!
• Online
Save the date! Monthly Seminar European Planetary Health Alliance – Carlos Faerrón
In this webinar, Dr. Carlos A. Faerron Guzmán will explore key insights from his work on planetary health, focusing on the intersection between human health and Earth systems. In particular, he will highlight emerging solutions and integrated approaches to today’s environmental and health challenges. Dr. Faerron Guzmán is a physician and global health expert, currently serving as Director of Global Health Programs at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, and as a Senior Advisor to the Planetary Health Alliance. His work centers on health equity, environmental change, and transformative education.
Land Use and Land Cover Change Food Systems
• Research & Reports
Unpacking industry influence in academia and public policy: A case study of the Dublin Declaration of Scientists. Agriculture and Human Values.
Health and Care Systems Governance and Policy
• News
European Legislation Suspends Crucial Opportunity to Promote Planetary Health. The Lancet Planetary Health.
Nutritional Diseases Food Systems
• Research & Reports
Sustainable, healthy, and affordable? – A comparative analysis of the minimum cost of diets in the urban food environment of Vienna, Austria. Organic Agriculture.
Regional Hub Leads
Carla Oliva Morell
President, Section of Doctors for Climate Action and Planetary Health, College of Medical Doctors of Barcelona (CoMB)
Cristina O'Callaghan
Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Open University of Catalonia (UOC)
Marina Albarracin
Program Manager, Planetary Health Alliance Europe, ISGlobal
Arnau Queralt
Director, Advisory Council for Sustainable Development of Catalonia (CADS); Coordinator, 2030 Catalonia Alliance
Marta Pahissa
Director, Centre for Planetary Health Development (FSM/ISGlobal)
Josep Maria Antó
Emeritus Professor of Medicine, Universitat Pompeu Fabra; Founding Scientific Director, ISGlobal
