The Ecological Health Network is excited to announce a call for papers for a Special Theme in the journal Environmental Conservation, focused on Conservation and Restoration for Healthy Environments and People. This Special Theme explores integrative thinking and on-the-ground solutions to conservation and ecosystem restoration initiatives that contribute to arresting and reversing the environmental disasters of the Anthropocene and their human health and well-being consequences. A broad range of papers will be considered, and we particularly encourage multidisciplinary collaborations that advance the evidence-base in the science and practice of conservation and restoration for health.
Papers in this special theme will support one of the EHN’s core programs, the Healthy Ecosystems, Healthy People Initiative, which seeks to support new transdisciplinary partnerships to rigorously investigate how, when, and where the conservation of biodiversity and the restoration of degraded ecosystems may produce tangible and quantifiable public and clinical health outcomes. The goal is to inform actionable strategies that expand the scope, improve the quality, and enhance the impact of ecological restoration efforts globally.
This is of critical importance, since nearly three-quarters of the Earth’s land-based ecosystems and two-thirds of the ocean have been and continue to be severely altered or degraded. These changes affect everything from the air we breathe to the food we eat, and our health and well-being. Few people realize that ecological restoration offers effective ways to reverse some, though not all, of this harm. It is one of the most hopeful and practical tools we have to help nature recover and to build a healthier future for all.
For more information, we invite you to read our recent Moving Earth blog post and visit the EHN webpage to learn more about the initiative.
Manuscript submissions will be accepted on a rolling basis. For a full description of the theme and submission guidelines, please visit: The Journal of Environmental Conservation.
Healthy Ecosystems, Healthy People
An Ecological Health Network Initiative
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Header image: Passiflora miniata. Credit: Thibaud Aronson.