Air Pollution
Why the health risks from air pollution could be worse than we thought. The Washington Post.
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Coimbra Group Climate Symposium and Durham Declaration on Climate Change & Sustainability. Coimbra Group.
The Coimbra Group of 39 European Universities met in Durham, UK, for a climate symposium to explore the role of universities as catalysts for transformative change in climate action, sustainability, and Planetary Health.
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Air Pollution Health and Care Systems
47 million health workers and advocates call for cleaner air to curb pollution deaths. UN News.
Over 50 countries, cities, and organizations pledged new commitments to tackle air pollution, protect public health, and help halve its deadly impacts by 2040 – backed by a petition from 47 million health professionals.
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Health and Care Systems
At this clinic in Hawaii, nature is the medicine. The New York Times.
In Honolulu, a community health initiative called Ho‘oulu ‘Āina uses nature as medicine. Once neglected, this preserve now uses environmental restoration and cultural reconnection to improve well-being, especially for Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders.
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Food Systems Equity and Justice
Common leverage points to address the health, environmental sustainability, and justice challenges of financialised food systems. Food Ethics.
This article calls for reform of the financialisation and consolidation of power in the agri-food industry.
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Safeguarding human health in the Anthropocene epoch: Report of The Rockefeller Foundation–Lancet Commission on planetary health. The Lancet.
