Building synergies to leverage the power
of ecological restoration
About the Ecological Health 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 Ecological Health Network is changing that. We work at the intersection of human health & well-being and ecological restoration, where there are answers to some of the most urgent crises of our time.
Join us in strengthening the Northeast's seed and plant supply chain
EHN is bringing together government agencies, tribal groups, educational institutions, non-profit organizations, botanic gardens, farmers, private companies, and citizen groups to reinforce and build network connections and initiate a conversation about how to strengthen the region’s seed and plant supply chain. We believe this is a first step in improving the availability and affordability of locally and genetically appropriate seed and plant materials to restore a wide range of ecosystems in 8 northeast states.
This effort is too big of a job for any one entity to tackle on their own. We want you to join the network! For more information, go to this link.
Network Hubs, Sites, and Regional Networks
Learn about our Network Hubs, Sites, and Regional Networks.
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
- Scaling Up Ecosystem Restoration Webinar: Online September 28, 2020
- European EcoHealth Network Workshop: June 30-July 3, 2022 at Qvidja Farm in Finland
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Publications
Orlando LF, DePinto AJ, Wallace KJ. Ecohealth Villages: A Framework for an Ecosystem Approach to Health in Human Settlements. Sustainability. 2022; 14(12):7053. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14127053
James Aronson, Neva Goodwin, Adam Cross, and Laura Orlando, "Focus on Ecosystem Health," contribution to GTI Forum "Conservation at the Crossroads," Great Transition Initiative (May 2022)
Rajapakshe, R., A. Cross, S. Turner, and S. Tomlinson. 2022. "Understanding the interplay of temperature and moisture on the germination niche to improve management of threatened species impacted by mining." Restoration Ecology
News & Press
Time to learn from the past: Indigenous Peoples are leading land management in Southwest Australia, and the rest of the world should take note, Adam Cross and James Aronson, Natural History of Ecological Restoration, July 2022.
Healing communities by healing country: First Nations peoples are increasingly leading ecological restoration programs for Australia’s threatened and degraded landscapes, in Natural History of Ecological Restoration (A natural history notebook and joint project of the Missouri Botanical Garden, the EcoHealth Network, and the Restoration Ecology Lab at Virginia Tech), by Leighton Reid, December 1, 2021
EHN is excited to announce we are a partner in the new Australian Research Council Training Centre for Healing Country! This Indigenous-led initiative, based at Curtin University in Western Australia, aims to create and nourish an economy that supports healthy land and transforms Indigenous land management and restoration businesses. It will fuse Indigenous knowledge and traditional approaches with western science, towards growing and strengthening Indigenous enterprises, expanding and bolstering diverse training pathways for Indigenous peoples, and conducting innovative ecohealth and restoration research.
Photos by Thibaud Aronson