Building synergies to leverage the power
of ecological restoration
About the EcoHealth Network
We live in a world of possibilities. Ecological restoration projects exist worldwide in which people are doing heroic work to bring ecosystems back to health. But there is little connection among these sites. The EcoHealth Network is changing that. We work at the nexus of soil health, human health, and ecological restoration, where there are answers to some of the most urgent crises of our time.
The Hobart Declaration on EcoHealth
The Hobart Declaration is an outcome of the EcoHealth Network's Hobart Workshop in Tasmania, Australia, on February 18-19, 2020. Its core message is that ecological restoration activities are good for both ecosystems and people.
Network Sites
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Events
- Public Launch Event for the New EcoHealth Network: May 13, 2019, in St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- EcoHealth Network International Workshop: May 14 – 15, 2019, in St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Symposium at the Society for Ecological Restoration Conference: September 24-27, 2019 in Cape Town, South Africa
- Four Islands EcoHealth Network Workshop: February 17-20, 2020, in Hobart, Tasmania
- EcoHealth Network Workshop: November 2020 at the Boston University School of Public Health
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Publications
Developing a restoration narrative: A pathway towards system-wide healing and a restorative culture
Working together with people from varying inter-connected fields and disciplines, we call for greater use of structured dialogue, embedded within a restoration narrative, to nurture and promote a ‘restorative culture’.
Addressing meta-externalities: Investments in restoring the Earth
An economic theory that can help mitigate the ecological and civilizational catastrophes bearing down on us must differ significantly from the prevailing system of economic theory, which has permitted and sometimes encouraged economic actors to ignore the harms they impose on people and nature.
News & Press
Coronavirus: 'Nature is sending us a message’, says UN environment chief
Nature is sending us a message with the coronavirus pandemic and the ongoing climate crisis, according to the UN’s environment chief, Inger Andersen. Andersen said humanity was placing too many pressures on the natural world with damaging consequences.
Strategy Announced for the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration
The strategy paper for the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030 is now available on their website. EcoHealth Network is among the initiatives mentioned that can provide information and inspiration to restoration practitioners.
Photos by Thibaud Aronson