Planetary health

Planetary health is a multi- and transdisciplinary research paradigm, a new science for exceptional action,[1] and a global movement. Planetary health refers to "the health of human civilization and the state of the natural systems on which it depends". In 2015, the Rockefeller Foundation–Lancet Commission on Planetary Health launched the concept which is [2] currently being developed towards a new health science with over 25 areas of expertise.[3]

  1. ^ Horton, Richard, and Selina Lo. "Planetary health: a new science for exceptional action." The Lancet 386.10007 (2015): 1921-1922.
  2. ^ Whitmee, Sarah (2015-11-14). "Safeguarding human health in the Anthropocene epoch: report of The Rockefeller Foundation–Lancet Commission on planetary health". The Lancet. 386 (10007): 1973–2028. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60901-1. PMID 26188744. S2CID 21925353. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  3. ^ Myers, S. and Frumkin, H., 2020. Planetary health: protecting nature to protect ourselves. Island Press.