Welcome, New Alliance Members!
In October 2024, we welcomed 11 new members to the Alliance. Please read more about them below.
United Nations Youth Association of Zambia works with the Universities in Zambia and Youth and Women in their communities. They are eager to join the PHA community in capacity building in the area of research and sharing opportunities for the betterment of Zambia’s future generation.
Samale Institute aims to harness the PHA Community’s 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,” they intend to engage local communities in advocating for sustainable practices that enhance public health and promote environmental stewardship. In turn, they look forward to benefiting from the PHA’s extensive knowledge base, access to cutting-edge research, and opportunities for joint projects that will enhance their impact in Somalia and the broader Horn of Africa. Together, they 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. This partnership signifies their shared commitment to collaborative action and reflects their dedication to creating a healthier, more sustainable future for their communities and beyond.
Universiteit Leiden (Leiden University) is a pioneer in research and education with a wide variety of academic disciplines, an intrinsic international orientation and an open and engaged university community. Their core values show that they connect to the greater whole, are continuously looking for innovative solutions, act responsibly for their community and remain independently questioning. Sustainability is laced through all that they do and the lens of Planetary Health is used to guide their education in multiple programs.
Duke University is committed to educating and empowering a climate- and sustainability-fluent student body that deeply understands the human-driven causes of climate change and its far-reaching impacts. Students will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to develop and implement innovative, scientifically grounded, and socially just solutions to these challenges. As an active member of the Planetary Health Alliance (PHA), Duke University fosters engagement across its community — encouraging students, staff, faculty, and alumni to participate in PHA initiatives and collaborate on projects that advance Planetary Health solutions.
Association for Common Good and Public Trust, within the framework of cooperation, would like to participate in the operation of PHA to help preserve human health and living conditions throughout our planet; get to know the practices and operations of other countries and organizations, thus improving the operation of our own activities; help the work of other organizations by introducing our own Blue Zone program, which aims to prolong individual human life and create the conditions for happy human life; and create joint programs and projects, primarily in cooperation with regional organizations.
School of Health Sciences, University of Manchester recognizes 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 they seek to strengthen their commitment to reducing our impact on the environment, to enhance their efforts at educating the next generation of healthcare practitioners about these issues, and to further research into the interactions between planetary and personal health.
Reproductive Health Australia believes that reproduction research is essential to drive innovations to improve the health of our planet. Their intention is to work collaboratively alongside like-minded researchers, policy makers, educators and communicators to drive innovations that support our environmental systems and wildlife, human populations and our food systems for a sustainable healthy planet. Raising awareness of the planetary health challenges and contributing to evidence-based solutions across scientific, government and public sectors is their aim, including improving Planetary Health literacy throughout the Australian community.
Division of Biology and Medicine at Brown University is advancing Planetary Health education and advocacy through advances in curriculum development, community engagement opportunities, and research support. They envision a collaborative community where they can train future field leaders poised to address the health challenges of the Anthropocene, foster the widest dissemination of cross-disciplinary and solutions-based scholarship in planetary health, and engage with community partners to make planetary health a priority for all sectors from policy to healthcare to K-12 education and more.
Chair of Planetary & Public Health — Universität Bayreuth incorporates Planetary Health in various research and teaching activities. Research includes for example the development of a set of indicators to assess sustainability in hospitals, health impact of climate policies and climate impact of health policies, and research on planetary health literacy as well as on Planetary Health education. The organization aims to collaborate with the global Planetary Health community on these and other research activities, and share knowledge and expertise for planetary health literate current and future generations.
Maynooth University MSc Program in Environmental Psychology students and staff will contribute to promoting PHA activities. They will contribute to blogs on PHA and the discipline of environmental psychology and are dedicated to promoting Planetary Health concepts in our own teaching.
Mutual Reawakening is a group of women who are investigating and promoting dreams of health, of nature, and of a balanced life. They envision an equitable, regenerative and sustainable world where humans and nature function in balance and harmony for the health and flourishing of all. By fostering deep connection with nature, they inspire others and themselves to imagine, adopt, and share new ways of living.
