Planetary health research in 2018: a call for abstracts

摘要

Since the publication of the Rockefeller–Lancet Commission Report on Planetary Health,1 interest in planetary health has grown. Planetary health has been defined as “the health of human civilisation and the state of the natural systems on which it depends”. Planetary health research focuses on understanding and quantifying the human health effects of accelerating environmental change, including changes in climate, freshwater availability, biodiversity, food and nutrition, sustainable fishing, agricultural productivity, air quality, and water or airborne diseases. To catalyse innovative ideas among the disparate yet integrally related fields, The Lancet Planetary Health will publish a booklet of outstanding abstracts in planetary health research, in conjunction with the Annual Meeting of the Planetary Health Alliance on May 29–31, 2018, at the University of Edinburgh in the UK.