Lancet Planetary HealthPub Date : 2026-07-01Epub Date: 2026-07-29DOI: 10.1016/j.lanplh.2026.101492
Hermen Luchtenbelt MSc, Jonathan C Doelman PhD, Prof Hester Biemans PhD, Astrid Bos PhD, Arthur Beusen PhD, Vassilis Daioglou PhD, Alexandra Marques PhD, Meike Scherrenberg PhD, Lena Schulte-Uebbing PhD, Sofie te Wierik PhD, Willem-Jan van Zeist PhD, Elke Stehfest PhD, Prof Detlef van Vuuren PhD
{"title":"Food system contributions to future planetary boundary transgressions: a multiscale modelling assessment of scenarios","authors":"Hermen Luchtenbelt MSc, Jonathan C Doelman PhD, Prof Hester Biemans PhD, Astrid Bos PhD, Arthur Beusen PhD, Vassilis Daioglou PhD, Alexandra Marques PhD, Meike Scherrenberg PhD, Lena Schulte-Uebbing PhD, Sofie te Wierik PhD, Willem-Jan van Zeist PhD, Elke Stehfest PhD, Prof Detlef van Vuuren PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.lanplh.2026.101492","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.lanplh.2026.101492","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Food systems are important drivers of planetary boundary transgressions at both global and local scales. Growing evidence shows that when multiple planetary boundaries are transgressed simultaneously, such transgression can amplify their negative consequences on Earth system processes. Therefore, it is essential to scrutinise global boundary transgressions at the local scale.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>This study assessed future planetary boundary transgressions under different food system-transformation (EL2) and combined food system-transformation and climate mitigation (ELM) scenarios, both on global and local scales, by defining ten global and eight local boundary indicators and simulating them using the Integrated Model to Assess the Global Environment framework.</div></div><div><h3>Findings</h3><div>Our results identified hotspots of local boundary transgressions across scenarios. Policies addressing the food system (such as dietary change, productivity increase, and halving food loss and waste) can help to reduce future transgressions. Dietary change results in the largest reductions in the land-system change (70%) and biosphere integrity (69%) domains. Policies with a focus on agricultural productivity improve the biogeochemical flows (phosphorus) domain (92%), and mitigation measures drive most of the improvements in freshwater change (62% blue, 82% green), climate change (67%), and aerosol loading (75%). On a global scale, there are no trade-offs between the EL2 and ELM scenarios, but trade-offs can occur on a local level, with large regional differences in boundary transgressions. Grid cells with six or more local boundary transgressions account for 6·1% of the total land area under business-as-usual, 4·5% under EL2, and 3·1% under ELM, as compared with 4·9% in the historical reference period 2020.</div></div><div><h3>Interpretation</h3><div>Policies addressing both the food system and climate change can be effective in simultaneously reducing boundary transgressions across scenarios, although a multiscale approach can help to identify regional trade-offs that remain hidden at global scales.</div></div><div><h3>Funding</h3><div>BrightSpace, EU’s Horizon Europe - Research and Innovation Programme; PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48548,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Planetary Health","volume":"10 7","pages":"Article 101492"},"PeriodicalIF":20.5,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148622105","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lancet Planetary HealthPub Date : 2026-07-01Epub Date: 2026-08-05DOI: 10.1016/j.lanplh.2026.101476
Kathryn Stone MA, Jeremy Perkins BA, Sarah Plank BA, Nicole Bates-Eamer PhD, Julia Albert BA, Prof Heather Castleden PhD
{"title":"Radical, transformative, or decolonial? A systematic review of The Lancet Planetary Health’s progress on embracing Indigenous Peoples’ knowledge systems","authors":"Kathryn Stone MA, Jeremy Perkins BA, Sarah Plank BA, Nicole Bates-Eamer PhD, Julia Albert BA, Prof Heather Castleden PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.lanplh.2026.101476","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.lanplh.2026.101476","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>All life on earth is affected by the intensifying impacts of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution. Planetary health science is emerging as a crucial framework to address the health of the planet and its inhabitants. Indigenous Peoples’ knowledge systems have evolved over millennia and are grounded in principles such as interconnectedness of all living things. As a discipline, the tenets of planetary health draw upon Indigenous science and approaches; however, the extent of ethical engagement has not been examined. We conducted a systematic review of all articles published in <em>The Lancet Planetary Health</em> up to October 2025, to assess the recognition and integration of Indigenous knowledge systems. 1137 of 1172 articles reviewed contained no Indigenous research features or perspectives. Although the number of articles engaging with Indigenous knowledge systems has increased over time, these publications are predominantly commentaries, with relatively few original research articles. <em>The Lancet Planetary Health</em> was launched with the aim of informing a “radical civilisational transformation”. Based on the findings of this systematic review, we suggest that decolonising planetary health science should be integrated into this civilisational transformation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48548,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Planetary Health","volume":"10 7","pages":"Article 101476"},"PeriodicalIF":20.5,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148680525","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lancet Planetary HealthPub Date : 2026-07-01Epub Date: 2026-07-29DOI: 10.1016/j.lanplh.2026.101450
Shannon Maloney PhD, Thomas Henning BM BCh, Haiou Zhu PhD, Benjamin Martin MBChB, Verena Hinze PhD, Jesus Montero-Marin PhD, Anne Maj van der Velden PhD, Joseph Moore PhD, Katrin Wilhelm PhD, Tessa Lomax MBBCh, Madeline G Reinecke PhD, Edmond Awad PhD, Joseph Boyle MSc, William Fleming PhD, Laura Taylor PhD, Prof Matthew Broome PhD, Prof Christopher Thorogood PhD, Prof Gaia Scerif PhD, Prof Yadvinder Malhi PhD, Prof Ilina Singh PhD, Prof Willem Kuyken PhD
{"title":"Mechanisms underpinning flourishing at the interface of humans and other natural entities: an umbrella review","authors":"Shannon Maloney PhD, Thomas Henning BM BCh, Haiou Zhu PhD, Benjamin Martin MBChB, Verena Hinze PhD, Jesus Montero-Marin PhD, Anne Maj van der Velden PhD, Joseph Moore PhD, Katrin Wilhelm PhD, Tessa Lomax MBBCh, Madeline G Reinecke PhD, Edmond Awad PhD, Joseph Boyle MSc, William Fleming PhD, Laura Taylor PhD, Prof Matthew Broome PhD, Prof Christopher Thorogood PhD, Prof Gaia Scerif PhD, Prof Yadvinder Malhi PhD, Prof Ilina Singh PhD, Prof Willem Kuyken PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.lanplh.2026.101450","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.lanplh.2026.101450","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Ecological-collective-flourishing (e-co-flourishing) describes the interconnected flourishing of human and non-human natural entities. Despite existing conceptual frameworks, translation into practice remains inadequate owing to insufficient synthesis of empirically tested mechanisms driving change across human and ecological systems. We conducted an umbrella review of systematic reviews examining mechanisms at the e-co-flourishing interface. Searches of seven databases and four grey literature sources identified nine eligible reviews. Evidence supported several cross-domain mechanisms, including psychological (eg, attention restoration and reduced stress), social (eg, cohesion and contact), physical (eg, activity), and environmental pathways (eg, reduced stressors and enhanced environmental quality). Psychological mechanisms showed the most consistent support, whereas evidence for other mechanism domains was mixed. Evidence for causality was weak and largely derived from cross-sectional and qualitative studies, and no reviews examined reciprocal mechanisms influencing both human and non-human flourishing. Future research should prioritise rigorous designs, theory-driven testing, and replication to strengthen evidence for equitable and sustainable e-co-flourishing pathways.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48548,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Planetary Health","volume":"10 7","pages":"Article 101450"},"PeriodicalIF":20.5,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148622124","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lancet Planetary HealthPub Date : 2026-07-01Epub Date: 2026-07-29DOI: 10.1016/j.lanplh.2026.101490
Shannon Maloney PhD, Joseph Moore PhD, Katrin Wilhelm PhD, Jesus Montero-Marin PhD, Verena Hinze PhD, Anne Maj van der Velden PhD, Tessa Lomax MBBCh, Haiou Zhu PhD, Madeline Reinecke PhD, Edmond Awad PhD, Joseph Scott Boyle MSc, William Fleming PhD, Laura Taylor PhD, Matthew Broome PhD, Christopher Thorogood PhD, Yadvinder Malhi PhD, Kearnan Myall PgDip, Ilina Singh PhD, Willem Kuyken PhD
{"title":"Ecological-collective-flourishing (e-co-flourishing): a framework to guide innovation and research","authors":"Shannon Maloney PhD, Joseph Moore PhD, Katrin Wilhelm PhD, Jesus Montero-Marin PhD, Verena Hinze PhD, Anne Maj van der Velden PhD, Tessa Lomax MBBCh, Haiou Zhu PhD, Madeline Reinecke PhD, Edmond Awad PhD, Joseph Scott Boyle MSc, William Fleming PhD, Laura Taylor PhD, Matthew Broome PhD, Christopher Thorogood PhD, Yadvinder Malhi PhD, Kearnan Myall PgDip, Ilina Singh PhD, Willem Kuyken PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.lanplh.2026.101490","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.lanplh.2026.101490","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Converging ecological and social crises have exposed the limits of prevailing models of human progress, highlighting the need for more inclusive and interdisciplinary approaches to advancing wellbeing and flourishing across human and non-human life. In this Personal View, we propose an ecological-collective-flourishing (e-co-flourishing) approach, whereby one’s own human flourishing is pursued along with that of natural ecosystems and their collective and individual constituents. We offer a heuristic translational framework that includes a methodological approach; guiding principles; and proposed programme theory in terms of hypothesised outcomes, pathways of change (mechanisms), key contextual factors (moderators), and intervention characteristics. This framework aims to bridge theory to real-world applications of e-co-flourishing interventions that are effective, scalable, and promote change through targeted mechanisms of action. We present Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy-Balanced Living for Us and the Earth’s Ocean (MBCT-BLUE) as an illustrative application of this framework to outline how the framework can be used to identify, refine, develop, and evaluate interventions with e-co-flourishing potential. We also provide definitions of key conceptual terms and proxy measurements. Practitioners, researchers, and decision makers working at the interface of mental health, public health, sustainability, and planetary health can use this framework and its resources to guide emerging research and innovation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48548,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Planetary Health","volume":"10 7","pages":"Article 101490"},"PeriodicalIF":20.5,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148622085","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lancet Planetary HealthPub Date : 2026-07-01Epub Date: 2026-08-10DOI: 10.1016/j.lanplh.2026.101495
Zeus Aranda
{"title":"Extractivism and social suffering in Mexico","authors":"Zeus Aranda","doi":"10.1016/j.lanplh.2026.101495","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.lanplh.2026.101495","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48548,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Planetary Health","volume":"10 7","pages":"Article 101495"},"PeriodicalIF":20.5,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148708085","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lancet Planetary HealthPub Date : 2026-07-01Epub Date: 2026-08-13DOI: 10.1016/j.lanplh.2026.101503
Scott Ogletree PhD, Antonio Ross-Perez PhD, Tom Clemens PhD, Prof Jamie Pearce PhD, Prof Rich Mitchell PhD, Prof Catharine Ward Thompson PhD
{"title":"Investigating the relationship between urban woodland improvements and mental health in Scotland: a natural experiment using linked longitudinal national administrative datasets","authors":"Scott Ogletree PhD, Antonio Ross-Perez PhD, Tom Clemens PhD, Prof Jamie Pearce PhD, Prof Rich Mitchell PhD, Prof Catharine Ward Thompson PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.lanplh.2026.101503","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.lanplh.2026.101503","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Natural spaces have the potential to improve mental health conditions such as depression and anxiety. Urban woodlands present an opportunity to provide local residents with nearby green and natural areas, when such areas are safe, inviting, and easy to access. We examined a broad programme of woodland improvements in Scotland that targeted less-advantaged communities to identify the effects improved woodland spaces could have on mental health outcomes.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Individual de-identified sociodemographic data from the Scottish Longitudinal Study were linked with residential histories and mental health prescription records from National Health Service (NHS) Scotland between 2012 and 2016. Geospatial data on the location of urban woodland improved under the Woods In And Around Town (WIAT) scheme funded by Scottish Forestry. We used longitudinal random-effects models to assess the association of between-individual and within-individual changes in improved woodland exposure with the risk of being prescribed antidepressant or anxiolytic medications over the 5-year period.</div></div><div><h3>Findings</h3><div>A total of 129 335 adults were included in the final sample. In the cross-sectional, between-individual analysis, we observed a greater risk (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 1·10 [95% CI 1·03–1·20] p<0·05) of antidepressant prescription for those living within 800 m (approximately 10-min walk) of an improved woodland compared with those living further away, but no significant difference in the risk of anxiolytic prescription. In the longitudinal, within-individual analysis, we observed lower prescription use for antidepressants (aOR 0·90 [95% CI 0·87–0·93] p<0·01) and anxiolytics (aOR 0·94 [0·90–0·99] p<0·01) during periods spent living within 800 m of an improved woodland when compared with periods spent living beyond 800 m of an improved woodland.</div></div><div><h3>Interpretation</h3><div>We suggest that the greater risk of antidepressant use between individuals reflects the fact that the WIAT improvement programme targeted more socioeconomically deprived areas. However, the significantly reduced risk of mental health prescription for individuals moving from outside of a WIAT area into a WIAT area suggests that the intervention had a positive effect on individuals’ mental health over time. These findings point to the value of environmental interventions, such as urban woodland investments, as a preventive public health strategy, especially in deprived areas that tend to have greater mental health burdens and less access to green space.</div></div><div><h3>Funding</h3><div>Economic and Social Research Council; GroundsWell Consortium, a UK Prevention Research Partnership.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48548,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Planetary Health","volume":"10 7","pages":"Article 101503"},"PeriodicalIF":20.5,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148762431","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lancet Planetary HealthPub Date : 2026-07-01Epub Date: 2026-07-09DOI: 10.1016/j.lanplh.2026.101498
Fèlix Faming Wang
{"title":"Health-based multifactorial criteria for electric fan use in extreme heat","authors":"Fèlix Faming Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.lanplh.2026.101498","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.lanplh.2026.101498","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48548,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Planetary Health","volume":"10 7","pages":"Article 101498"},"PeriodicalIF":20.5,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148425420","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lancet Planetary HealthPub Date : 2026-07-01Epub Date: 2026-07-08DOI: 10.1016/j.lanplh.2026.101504
Cahal McQuillan
{"title":"Planetary Health Research Digest","authors":"Cahal McQuillan","doi":"10.1016/j.lanplh.2026.101504","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.lanplh.2026.101504","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48548,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Planetary Health","volume":"10 7","pages":"Article 101504"},"PeriodicalIF":20.5,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148413171","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}