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Pandemics, health and global change: how are they …

WebWe are in the midst of a devastating pandemic. The coronavirus that leads to covid-19 is known to be a zoonotic disease – a virus that has spilled over from non-human animals …

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What does a healthy ocean really look like

WebWell, it’s partly down to not agreeing on what a healthy ocean actually looks like that makes it hard to settle on the best course of action. But things might be about to change, albeit …

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How to eat for health and for a healthy planet Rethink

WebThe SDGs are embedded in the overarching Agenda 2030, and they represent a large step forward for the holistic approach to human and planetary health that EAT has been …

Category: Health Go Health

How access to nature improves well-being Rethink

WebNatural spaces are valued for their contribution to a sense of well-being, identity, and shared heritage. A variety of activities, including herding livestock, harvesting natural products, …

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Changing behaviour to improve sustainability Rethink

WebPractitioners and scientists are starting to realise that we need to get better at turning behavioural science insights into real change for sustainability. Some insights have been …

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The role of food in the pandemic: food security, shocks and

WebRe.Think Talks/ The role of food in the pandemic: food security, shocks and transformations Food has amplified the devastating effects caused by COVID-19 and exposed …

Category: Food Go Health

Four shifts to a more desirable (and delicious) food future

WebFour shifts to a more desirable (and delicious) food future. The ways in which we eat and produce our food are unsustainable from both environmental and public health …

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Resilience thinking: science for uncertain futures Rethink

WebDrawing on insights formed from multiple lines of evidence built by people working in many disciplines, systems and sectors, resilience thinking teaches us to: (1) recognise, relate …

Category: Health Go Health

Mongolian slums offer lessons for tomorrow’s sustainable …

WebThe importance of participation. According to a report by the World Bank, poverty is on the rise in Mongolia, and the double digit growth that the country experienced over the past …

Category: Health Go Health

On the move: migration can contribute to sustainable economic

WebCommentary/. On the move: migration can contribute to sustainable economic development. Migration is often demonised by the media and politicians but the benefits can outweigh …

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A pro-microbial state of mind Rethink

WebA ntibiotics have driven a revolution in modern medicine. Before the 1940s and the introduction of penicillin and other antibiotic treatments, an infected wound could be a …

Category: Medicine Go Health

Globalisation and global warming threaten Inuit food security

WebIndigenous peoples face twin challenges to their food security: global warming and globalisation. Old ways are threatened. New foods are often unhealthier. Lou Del Bello …

Category: Food Go Health

Farming with nature Rethink

WebFeature/. Farming with nature. Around the world, innovative agroecological farmers increasingly challenge the dominant industrial way of farming. Combining local and …

Category: Health Go Health

Imagine all the people – a resilient future in 2050 Rethink

WebThe year is 2050, world population has reached 10 billion and the vast majority of people live in cities. The biosphere – for decades under catastrophic pressure – experienced a turn …

Category: Health Go Health

Harvesting rain to improve crops across Africa Rethink

WebOpinion/. Harvesting rain to improve crops across Africa. Grounded solutions for agriculture and water use in Africa need to suit the continent’s climate and water availability. This …

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The many layers of Cape Town’s water crisis Rethink

WebUrbanisation, water-intensive agriculture and tourism. For many of Cape Town’s over 4 million residents, the Day Zero announcement in January came as a shock to the …

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Turning desert to fertile farmland on the Loess Plateau Rethink

WebAround 3,000 years ago, farmers settled on the fertile Loess Plateau in western China, a region about the size of France. By the 7th century, the rich soils were feeding about one …

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The Nairobi Dam: from community resource to open sewer

WebOriginally built in the early 1950s to create a water supply reservoir, the Nairobi Dam has deteriorated significantly and now poses a threat to human and ecosystem health. …

Category: Health Go Health