Towards an educational praxis for planetary health: a call for transformative, inclusive, and integrative approaches for learning and relearning in the Anthropocene

Summary: This paper explores the notable influence of the Taieri River in New Zealand and the Nechako River in Canada as respected eco-social elders, delving into the conversations and teachings between rivers, and how they contribute to emergence and ongoing dialogues.

RIVER RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS (2022)

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Article Environmental Sciences

The determinants of planetary health: an Indigenous consensus perspective

Nicole Redvers et al.

Summary: Indigenous Peoples have faced ongoing challenges to their sovereignty and rights, including the impacts of global environmental change within their territories. In response to these challenges, a group of Indigenous scholars and practitioners came together to define the determinants of planetary health from an Indigenous perspective.

LANCET PLANETARY HEALTH (2022)

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Article Education & Educational Research

Look to the ravens: reconceptualizing communities of practice into ecosystems of practice

David E. K. Smith

Summary: The academic idea of a community of practice is reconceptualized as ecosystems of practice, which consider non-human actors as key participants in the learning process. This shift removes anthropocentric language, aligns with Indigenous epistemologies, and fosters environmental empathy.

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION RESEARCH (2022)

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Article Environmental Sciences

Navigating fundamental tensions towards a decolonial relational vision of planetary health

Rhys Jones et al.

Lancet Planetary Health (2022)

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Article Environmental Studies

What is relationality? Indigenous knowledges, practices and responsibilities with kin

Lauren Tynan

Summary: This paper explores the concept of relationality by combining academic literature with stories and lessons from Country, with a focus on Indigenous scholarship. It highlights the importance of relational reality, living practice, and responsibilities with kin, providing concrete examples to explain relationality. The paper also discusses the extractive nature of dominant research practices and suggests ways for research to become a more relational process. Overall, it demonstrates the significance of relational ethos in both practice and beyond.

CULTURAL GEOGRAPHIES (2021)

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Article Education, Scientific Disciplines

AMEE Consensus Statement: Planetary health and education for sustainable healthcare

Emily Shaw et al.

Summary: This Consensus Statement aims to provide a vision for educating an interprofessional healthcare workforce that can deliver sustainable healthcare and promote planetary health. However, current health professions graduates are not prepared for their roles in achieving emission reduction and meeting the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.

MEDICAL TEACHER (2021)

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Editorial Material Environmental Sciences

Education for Planetary Health: a call for papers

Alastair Brown

LANCET PLANETARY HEALTH (2021)

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Article Ecology

Fostering horizontal knowledge co-production with Indigenous people by leveraging researchers' transdisciplinary intentions

David Manuel-Navarrete et al.

Summary: The study found that researchers with more experience tend to have a more positive attitude towards horizontal co-production, recognizing colonial dynamics in scientific practices and having stronger behavioral intentions for transdisciplinary cooperation. Structural factors such as disciplinary predispositions, lack of decolonial approaches in academic curricula, and pressures in academia also play a role in influencing researchers' intentions. Personal decisions and actions, such as engaging in transdisciplinary training or forming personal connections with Indigenous culture, are key enablers of horizontal forms of co-production. Understanding researchers' behavioral intentions is crucial in seizing or wasting decolonization opportunities in rapidly advancing fields like sustainability or conservation science.

ECOLOGY AND SOCIETY (2021)

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