Transdisciplinary Research Priorities for Human and Planetary Health in the Context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Ebi, Kristie L.; Harris, Frances; Sioen, Giles B.; Wannous, Chadia; Anyamba, Assaf; Bi, Peng; Boeckmann, Melanie; Bowen, Kathryn; Cissé, Guéladio; Dasgupta, Purnamita; Dida, Gabriel O.; Gasparatos, Alexandros; Gatzweiler, Franz W.; Javadi, Firouzeh; Kanbara, Sakiko; Koné, Brama; Maycock, Bruce; Morse, Andy; Murakami, Takahiro; Mustapha, Adetoun; Pongsiri, Montira J.; Suzán, Gerardo; Watanabe, Chiho; Capon, Anthony

doi:10.3390/ijerph17238890

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“…Further, research is needed on specific topics to generate the evidence base that can be further tested, customized and validated during project conceptualization and policy formulation. For instance, we need an improved understanding of how climate change interacts with other environmental changes to affect health, given the potential for negative synergistic interactions [ 68 ]. Nature-based solutions is an area that is ripe for study [ 69 ] particularly for evaluating and quantifying the potential of actions to meet health objectives [ 70 ].…”

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A Systems Understanding Underpins Actions at the Climate and Health Nexus

Pongsiri

Bassi²

2021

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Multiple sectors—health and non-health—can determine the health and well-being of people and the condition of the socio-ecological environment on which it depends. At the climate and human health nexus, a systems-based understanding of climate change and health should inform all stages of the policy process from problem conceptualization to design, implementation, and evaluation. Such an understanding should guide countries, their partners, and donors to incorporate health in strategic climate actions based on how health is affected by, and plays a role in, the dynamic interactions across economic, environmental, and societal domains. A systems-based approach to sustainable development has been widely promoted but operationalizing it for project level and policy development and implementation has not been well articulated. Such an approach is especially valuable for informing how to address climate change and health together through policy actions which can achieve multiple, mutually reinforcing goals. This commentary article describes strategic steps including the complementary use of health impact assessment, quantification of health impacts, and linking climate and health actions to national and global policy processes to apply a systems-based approach for developing climate mitigation and adaptation actions with human health benefits.

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A Systems Understanding Underpins Actions at the Climate and Health Nexus

Pongsiri

Bassi²

2021

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“…Nutritional intervention has been evoked as one important tool for protecting the eyes and vision. Natural food and its derivatives play essential roles in health and wellbeing, and it has been characteristically associated with defense mechanisms against microbial agents, xenobiotics and/or physical factors, also demonstrating an immense range of health-promoting perspectives for achieving a pleasant lifespan [33,34]. Large population studies on the role of nutrition in eye health have reported controversial results over decades, mainly regarding cataracts, AMD, RD, OSD/DED, and glaucoma, and also slowing progression of the above sight-threatening diseases, by dietary interventions has also been discussed [6,8,[35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54].…”

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Searching for the Antioxidant, Anti-Inflammatory, and Neuroprotective Potential of Natural Food and Nutritional Supplements for Ocular Health in the Mediterranean Population

Valero-Velló

Peris-Martínez

García-Medina

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Adherence to a healthy diet offers a valuable intervention to compete against the increasing cases of ocular diseases worldwide, such as dry eye disorders, myopia progression, cataracts, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, or age macular degeneration. Certain amounts of micronutrients must be daily provided for proper functioning of the visual system, such as vitamins, carotenoids, trace metals and omega-3 fatty acids. Among natural foods, the following have to be considered for boosting eye/vision health: fish, meat, eggs, nuts, legumes, citrus fruits, nuts, leafy green vegetables, orange-colored fruits/vegetables, olives-olive oil, and dairy products. Nutritional supplements have received much attention as potential tools for managing chronic-degenerative ocular diseases. A systematic search of PubMed, Web of Science, hand-searched publications and historical archives were performed by the professionals involved in this study, to include peer-reviewed articles in which natural food, nutrient content, and its potential relationship with ocular health. Five ophthalmologists and two researchers collected the characteristics, quality and suitability of the above studies. Finally, 177 publications from 1983 to 2021 were enclosed, mainly related to natural food, Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) and nutraceutic supplementation. For the first time, original studies with broccoli and tigernut (chufa de Valencia) regarding the ocular surface dysfunction, macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma were enclosed. These can add value to the diet, counteract nutritional defects, and help in the early stages, as well as in the course of ophthalmic pathologies. The main purpose of this review, enclosed in the Special Issue “Health Benefits and Nutritional Quality of Fruits, Nuts and Vegetables,” is to identify directions for further research on the role of diet and nutrition in the eyes and vision, and the potential antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective effects of natural food (broccoli, saffron, tigernuts and walnuts), the Mediterranean Diet, and nutraceutic supplements that may supply a promising and highly affordable scenario for patients at risk of vision loss. This review work was designed and carried out by a multidisciplinary group involved in ophthalmology and ophthalmic research and especially in nutritional ophthalmology.

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“…Socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes, or Satoyama-Satoumi land-and seascapes, are considered model societies of human-nature harmony (Takeuchi et al 2016). Their multifunctional landscapes not only enhance human wellbeing and community resilience (Schippers et al 2014;Ebi et al 2020), but provide habitat for diverse flora and fauna (Takeuchi 2010). Moreover, longstanding inter-future (Takeuchi et al 2016).…”

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The missing intangibles: nature’s contributions to human wellbeing through place attachment and social capital

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Communities in socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes are aging and depopulating. While longstanding interdependence of humans and nature in such areas holds crucial hints for sustainable development, they continue to be undervalued by existing economic frameworks. We suspect omission of non-material nature’s contributions to people (NCPs) as a possible reason for this undervaluation and focus on the intangible aspects of human–nature relationships: people’s direct and emotional attachment to their land and interrelationships between close-knit human communities and a thriving natural environment. Field observations on Sado Island, Japan, and literature reviews informed our hypothesis that perceived nature, conceptual human–nature relationships, place attachment, and social relationships contribute to subjective wellbeing. Structural equation modeling of island-wide questionnaire responses confirmed our hypothesis. Nature contributes to wellbeing by enhancing place attachment and social relationships; ecocentrism contributes to greater values of perceived nature. Free-response comments elucidated how local foods and close interpersonal relationships enhance residents’ happiness and good quality of life, as well as how aging and depopulation impact their sense of loneliness. These results lend empirical support to the understanding of human–nature interdependency in socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes. In assessing their value to local residents and society at large, greater consideration should be given to intangible aspects of human–nature relationships and quality of life.

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Transdisciplinary Research Priorities for Human and Planetary Health in the Context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Cited by 55 publications

References 108 publications

A Systems Understanding Underpins Actions at the Climate and Health Nexus

A Systems Understanding Underpins Actions at the Climate and Health Nexus

Searching for the Antioxidant, Anti-Inflammatory, and Neuroprotective Potential of Natural Food and Nutritional Supplements for Ocular Health in the Mediterranean Population

The missing intangibles: nature’s contributions to human wellbeing through place attachment and social capital

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