Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic, which has devastated economies and impoverished millions, needs to be viewed as a turning point. This chapter starts this dialogue, exploring how human health is increasingly at risk in the so-called Anthropocene, the proposed geological epoch marking the start of significant human impact on Earth’s geology and ecosystems. It traces the origins of Planetary Health as a new academic field, discussing the influence of studies on planetary boundaries for the establishment of a new thinking in public health and sustainability.
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The Dahlem Workshops aim “to promote an international, interdisciplinary exchange of scientific information and ideas, to stimulate international cooperation in research, and to develop and test new models conducive to more effective communication between scientists.”
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One example is the group Planetary Emergency coordinated by the Club of Rome, which unites a large coalition of academics, NGOs and international organisations through regular virtual meetings that lead to global campaigns and more coordinated advocacy in the environmental arena.
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Scientific forestry is defined as forestry methods based upon experiment and verification of principles.
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Original footage of this meeting is available here: https://www.unmultimedia.org/avlibrary/asset/2408/2408654/.
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See live numbers here: https://fridaysforfuture.org.
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Learn more by exploring, for example, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2007, by a majority of 144 states in favor, 4 votes against (Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States), and 11 abstentions (Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burundi, Colombia, Georgia, Kenya, Nigeria, Russian Federation, Samoa, and Ukraine). https://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/declaration-on-the-rights-of-indigenous-peoples.html (accessed 16 February 2021).
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The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) is an international work program designed to understand the consequences of ecosystem change for human well-being and options for responding to those changes. Launched by U.N. Secretary- General Kofi Annan in June 2001, it was completed in March 2005.
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The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) is a global initiative focused on “making nature’s values visible.” Its main goal was to mainstream the values of biodiversity and ecosystem services into decision-making at all levels. TEEB aims to assist decision-makers to recognize the wide range of benefits provided by ecosystems and biodiversity, demonstrating their values in economic terms and, where appropriate, capture those values in decision-making. See: http://teebweb.org.
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“Empowering Women to Achieve Planetary Health: Lessons from Traditional Indigenous Knowledge” Video lecture of Prof. Nicole Redvers available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxBkv_C96CY.
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de Paula, N. (2021). Re-imagining Human Health in the Anthropocene. In: Breaking the Silos for Planetary Health. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-3754-4_2
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