by Berta Paz Lourido | Nov 25, 2025 | Advocacy, Global warming, Planetary Health, Policy development
On 15 May 2025, the World Health Assembly (WHO) adopted the inaugural Global Action Plan on Climate Change and Health (2025–2028) during the 78th World Health Assembly (WHA78). The plan aligns with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and...
by Ecological Health Network | Sep 3, 2025 | Nature-based interventions, Planetary Health
While decades of research show that degraded environments can harm health, and that exposure to green spaces supports human health, there is still a critical, under-investigated question: Can the conservation of biodiversity and restoration of degraded ecosystems lead...
by Erin Keough | Jun 5, 2025 | Environmental Physiotherapy, One Health, Planetary Health
I was attending a forum a few weeks ago when the “One Health” model became the topic of discussion. The One Health Model became popular in the SARS era of 2003-2004 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2024a). This model has been circulating since the 1800s...
by Priscila de Brito Silva | May 27, 2025 | Environmental Physiotherapy, Physiotherapy Education, Planetary Health, SDGs
From March 24th – 28th, over 20 educators, researchers, and leaders of Physiotherapy Departments across Europe—spanning from Portugal, Spain, Austria, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Ireland, Iceland, Norway, and Denmark—joined for a powerful deep-dive...
by Lea Banville | Mar 20, 2025 | Physiotherapy Research, Planetary Health, Students in EPT
La plus grande menace du XXIème siècle, le changement climatique, a déjà de graves conséquences modifiant la face du monde. Ces effets nuisent gravement à la santé humaine avec l’émergence et l’accentuation de pathologies pouvant être observées sur tous...
by Joyeeta Gupta | Feb 9, 2025 | Equity, Planetary Health, SDGs
The Global Constitution Project / 2024 – 2029 Distinguished Professor Joyeeta Gupta of the University of Amsterdam, and winner of the Spinoza Award 2023, is undertaking a research project to write a Global Constitution. The aim of this draft Constitution is to...
