Challenges (Jul 2023)

Outcomes from the First European Planetary Health Hub Convening at ARTIS in Amsterdam

  • Remco Kort,
  • Jeremy Pivor,
  • Josep M. Antó,
  • Annemarie Bergsma,
  • Peter J. Blankestijn,
  • Olette Bollen,
  • Egid van Bree,
  • Joyce L. Browne,
  • Judith de Bruin,
  • Jasper Buikx,
  • Chiara Cadeddu,
  • Jennifer Cole,
  • Francesca Costabile,
  • Aimée de Croon,
  • Anneliese Depoux,
  • Ian Fussell,
  • Bernhard Goodwin,
  • Arte Groenewegen,
  • Milo Grootjen,
  • Jaana I. Halonen,
  • Riitta-Maija Hämäläinen,
  • Pieter ten Have,
  • Martin Herrmann,
  • Pauline de Heer,
  • Godelieve van Heteren,
  • Jopke Janmaat,
  • Marija Jevtic,
  • Hans Mulder,
  • Nathalie Lambrecht,
  • Vincenzo Lionetti,
  • Camilla Alay Llamas,
  • Maarten Manten,
  • Pim Martens,
  • Ariadna Moreno,
  • Francine Müller,
  • Cristina O’Callaghan-Gordo,
  • Sara Muller,
  • Cecilia Manosa Nyblon,
  • Juliette Mattijsen,
  • Hans Ossebaard,
  • Karlien Pijnenborg,
  • Nynke Postma,
  • Lisa Pörtner,
  • Marju Prass,
  • Lekha Rathod,
  • Alexandre Robert,
  • Andrée Rochfort,
  • Alexis Roig,
  • Anja Schoch,
  • Eva-Maria Schwienhorst-Stich,
  • Ralf Klemens Stappen,
  • Ingrid Stegeman,
  • Jorieke van der Stelt,
  • Peter Stenvinkel,
  • Rembrandt Sutorius,
  • Valesca Venhof,
  • Martine Veenman,
  • Leonardo Villani,
  • Maike Voss,
  • Michiel de Vries,
  • Laura van der Zande,
  • Andreea Zotinca,
  • Arnau Queralt-Bassa,
  • Samuel S. Myers

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/challe14030033
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 3
p. 33

Abstract

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A new network of over 72 organizations from 12 countries was activated during a convening at ARTIS in Amsterdam on 26–27 September 2022. Representatives are aligned with the transdisciplinary field and social movement of Planetary Health, which analyzes and addresses the impacts of human disruptions to natural systems on human health and all life on Earth. The new European Planetary Health Hub consists of organizations from various sectors, including universities, healthcare, youth, business, and civil society. The Convening, co-organized by the Planetary Health Alliance (PHA), the European Environment and Sustainable Development Advisory Councils Network (EEAC), and Natura Artis Magistra (ARTIS), aimed to develop Planetary Health Working Groups for Education, Policy Engagement, Research, and Movement Building. The Convening resulted in an outline for each of the Working Group’s aims, visions, missions, priorities, and activities, and set the framework for sustaining their activities in the future through the establishment of the European Planetary Health Hub Secretariat in the Netherlands. The Hub members shared lessons learned, built relationships, and developed artwork-inspired perspectives on Planetary Health. In conclusion, the Convening led to the establishment of a strong European foundation to contribute to the transformations needed for sustainable, just, and equitable societies that flourish within the limits of our ecosystems.

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