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January 2026, Volume 17, Issue 1

1-18 Housing Retrofit at Scale: A Diffusion of Innovations Perspective for Planetary Health and Human Well-Being
by Chamara Panakaduwa & Paul Coates & Nishan Mallikarachchi & Harshi Bamunuachchige & Srimal Samansiri
1-21 Embodied Neuroplasticity: Exploring Biological and Molecular Pathways of Inner Development for Planetary Health
by Karen B. Kirkness
1-22 Young Adults’ Perceptions of Sustainable Diets: A Comparison Across Five High- and Middle-Income Countries
by Jess Haines & Kate Parizeau & Katherine F. Eckert & Fumi Hayashi & Yukari Takemi & Siti Helmyati & Widjaja Lukito & Ludovica Principato & Martina Toni & Nimbe Torres & Diana De Jesús-Jacintos & Wendelin Slusser
1-28 Conscious Food Systems: Supporting Farmers’ Well-Being and Psychological Resilience
by Julia Wright & Janus Bojesen Jensen & Charlotte Dufour & Noemi Altobelli & Dan McTiernan & Hannah Gosnell & Susan L. Prescott & Thomas Legrand

February 2026, Volume 17, Issue 1

1-11 Planetary Health and Educational System Resilience: Lessons from COVID-19 Disruptions to Special Education Evaluation Systems
by Marie Gomez Goff
1-18 Mitigating Greenhouse Gas Emissions Through Sustainable Animal-Source Food Production
by Sadhana Ojha & Rishav Kumar & Meena Goswami & Vikas Pathak & Kritima Kapoor & Mukesh Gangwar
1-19 Grassroots-Led Democratized Plastic Governance as a Pathway to Advancing Planetary Health
by Ahmed Tiamiyu & Jubril Gbolahan Adigun
1-22 Our Common Home: Embracing Spiritual Tenets Within a Novel Integrative Environmental Health Promotion Framework to Advance People, Place, and Planetary (3P) Health
by Molly M. Scanlon

March 2026, Volume 17, Issue 1

1-23 Quantifying Food Waste Produced in Dormitories: A Case Study from a University in New York, USA
by Susan M. Kilgore & Kathryn E. Krasinski & Morenike A. Olushola-Oni & Chani Lieu & Chelsea Javier & Jose Perdomo Baca & Brei Snyder

December 2025, Volume 17, Issue 1

1-18 Forestland Resource Exploitation Challenges and Opportunities in the Campo Ma’an Landscape, Cameroon
by Raoul Ndikebeng Kometa & Cletus Fru Forba & Wanie Clarkson Mvo & Jude Ndzifon Kimengsi
1-26 Earth Awareness: Mapping an Emergent Relational Field
by Stephen M. Posner

September 2025, Volume 16, Issue 4

1-2 A New Era for Challenges : Celebrating 15 Years with a Fresh Identity as Challenges —Journal of Planetary Health
by Susan L. Prescott & David Webb & Challenges—Journal of Planetary Health Editorial Office
1-19 Greenwashing in the Tuna Industry: Implications for Consumers, Businesses and Planetary Health
by Dan Daugaard & Sana Ejaz & Ayobolawole Adewale Ogundipe

October 2025, Volume 16, Issue 4

1-14 Relational Infrastructures for Planetary Health: Network Governance and Inner Development in Brazil’s Traceable Beef Export System
by Ivan Bergier
1-15 What Factors Influence Cardamom Farmers to Adopt a Range of Climate-Resilient Practices?
by Shreesha Pandeya & Binayak Prakash Mishra & Sushmita Bhatta
1-17 The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 2030 Vision: Backsliding, Illiberalism, and the Unlikelihood of the Agenda’s Success
by Nadini Persaud & Ruby Dagher
1-24 Air Quality Monitoring in Two South African Townships: Modelling Spatial and Temporal Trends in O 3 and CO Hotspots
by Aluwani Innocent Muneri & Benett Siyabonga Madonsela & Thabang Maphanga
1-25 Solastalgia Following Environmental Change in Gold Mining Areas of Zimbabwe: A Case Study of Lived Experiences
by Moses Nyakuwanika
1-30 Mapping the Trajectory of Planetary Health Education—A Critical and Constructive Perspective from the Global South
by Isaías Lescher Soto & Bernabé Vidal & Lorenzo Verger & Gustavo J. Nagy

December 2025, Volume 16, Issue 4

1-20 Planet B: A Systems Engineering Framework for World Peace and Planetary Health
by Sailesh Krishna Rao & Gerard Wedderburn-Bisshop
1-26 Artificial General Intelligence and Planetary Justice: A Framework for Safe and Just Transitions
by Pascal Stiefenhofer & Cafer Deniz

November 2025, Volume 16, Issue 4

1-15 What Shall We Cook Tomorrow? Empowering Students Through Sustainable Food Education and Novel Protein Exploration
by Alessandra Norici & Cristina Truzzi & Caterina Gerotto & Anna Annibaldi & Silvia Illuminati & Alessandra Petrucciani & Lorenzo Mollo & Graziana Spinelli & Miles Minio & Lorenzo Massi & Federico Girolametti & Behixhe Ajdini & Matteo Fanelli & Irene Biancarosa & Giuseppe Dipietro & Matteo Palmucci & Rosa Martino
1-16 Development and Preliminary Validation of the Planetary Empathy Scale: An International Study
by Tracy Levett-Jones & Katie J. Tunks Leach & Heidi Honegger Rogers & Catelyn Richards & Aletha Ward & Samuel Lapkin
1-20 From Knowledge to Action in Tackling Energy Poverty: The Role of European Postgraduate Programs in Energy Equity
by Christiana Papapostolou & Kosmas Kavadias & Stefanos Tzelepis & Gilles Notton & Marie-Laure Nivet & Jean-Laurent Duchaud & Ghjuvan Antone Faggianelli
1-27 Reflecting on Social Inclusion Through Philosophical Discussion: A Sustainable Partnership Framework
by Peter R. J. Trim & Richard C. L. Trim
1-32 The Planetary Health Impacts of Coffee Farming Systems in Latin America: A Review
by Emiliano Hersch-González & Horacio Riojas-Rodríguez

July 2025, Volume 16, Issue 3

1-10 McDonald’s McLean Deluxe and Planetary Health: A Cautionary Tale at the Intersection of Alternative Meats and Ultra-Processed Marketing
by Susan L. Prescott & Alan C. Logan
1-14 Into the Blue: An ERC Synergy Grant Resolving Past Arctic Greenhouse Climate States
by Jochen Knies & Gerrit Lohmann & Stijn De Schepper & Monica Winsborrow & Juliane Müller & Mohamed M. Ezat & Petra M. Langebroek
1-16 Young People’s Perspectives on Climate Change in Urban Brazil
by Irene Rizzini & Mariana Menezes Neumann
1-17 Educational Leadership: Enabling Positive Planetary Action Through Regenerative Practices and Complexity Leadership Theory
by Marie Beresford-Dey
1-20 Moderate Impact of Increasing Temperatures on Food Intake in Human Populations
by Per M. Jensen & Marten Sørensen
1-21 Leveraging Public–Private Partnerships for a Circular Industry Economy: Advancing Economic Sustainability in Industrial Waste Management in the Emirate of Ajman, UAE
by Khaled Alhosani
1-27 How Transformative Experiences Reshape Values, Worldviews, and Engagement with Sustainability: An Integral Inquiry
by Elizabeth Halliday & Jessica Bockler

September 2025, Volume 16, Issue 3

1-1 RETRACTED: Chumo et al. The Value of Community Capitals in Sustainable Urban Development: A Qualitative Exploration of Urban Informal Workers. Challenges 2024, 15 , 44
by Ivy Chumo & Blessing Mberu & Caroline Kabaria
1-17 Towards a Sustainable Circular Economy (SCE) for Nepal: Current Realities and Perspectives
by Gavin Melles & Suresh Gautam & Richan Shrestha
1-24 Unlocking the Potential of Reclaimed Water: Analysis of the Challenges and Market Size as a Strategic Solution for Water Scarcity in Europe
by Víctor Fabregat

August 2025, Volume 16, Issue 3

1-13 Piloting a Virtual Mindful Eating Program to Improve Eating Behaviors and Reduce Food Waste
by Michael F. Royer & Afton Kechter & Dara L. James & Margaret Moeller & Maricarmen Vizcaino & Christopher Wharton
1-16 A Manifesto for Ecological Healing: Valuing Traditional Knowledge in Mozambique
by Edgar Manuel Cambaza
1-17 Inner Dimensions of Regeneration: Mental Models, Mindsets and Cultures
by Hannah Gosnell & Ethan Gordon
1-24 Social, Economic and Ecological Drivers of Tuberculosis Disparities in Bangladesh: Implications for Health Equity and Sustainable Development Policy
by Ishaan Rahman & Chris Willott
1-33 Green Purchase Behavior in Indonesia: Examining the Role of Knowledge, Trust and Marketing
by Philia Vironika & Mira Maulida

May 2025, Volume 16, Issue 2

1-11 In the Company of the Unknown: Cultivating Curiosity for Ecological Renewal
by Dragana Favre
1-14 From Utopia to Dystopia: Interviews in Iceland About the Future Amid Climate Change
by Michelle Ritchie & Sarah Heaton & Alexander Scheid & Hannah Mott & Gudrun Mobus Bernhards & Sloane Sengson & Kathryn Foral & Jon Calabria
1-18 The Earthrise Community: Transforming Planetary Consciousness for a Flourishing Future
by Susan L. Prescott & Aterah Nusrat & Richard Scott & David Nelson & Heidi Honegger Rogers & Mona S. El-Sherbini & Knellee Bisram & Yvonne Vizina & Sara L. Warber & David Webb
1-24 From Laggard to Leader: A Novel Policy Perspective of Michigan’s Preliminary Path to Climate Success
by Laura U. Schneider & Nancy Boyd

June 2025, Volume 16, Issue 2

1-17 Efficient Free Fatty Acid Reduction in Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) for Biodiesel Production: Challenges and Optimization Strategies
by Indunil Chamara & Helitha Nilmalgoda & Eranga Wimalasiri
1-27 The Land That Time Forgot? Planetary Health and the Criminal Justice System
by Alan C. Logan & Colleen M. Berryessa & John S. Callender & Gregg D. Caruso & Fiona A. Hagenbeek & Pragya Mishra & Susan L. Prescott

April 2025, Volume 16, Issue 2

1-15 Climate Change Impacts on Household Food Security in Sri Lanka’s Dry Zones: A Qualitative Analysis
by Sisira Kumara Naradda Gamage & Solanga Arachchige U. Niranjala & Jayasooriya Mudiyanselage Harshana M. Upulwehera & Allayarov Piratdin & Kumara Bandage Thilini Udesha K. Bandara & Hatharakorale Gedara Kolitha N. Bandara & Hetti Arachchige Buddhika W. Hettiarachchi & Adikari Mudiyanselage P. Adikari & Sumanapalage D. Amasha Sumanapala & Manamendra K. Nilakshi Pabasara & Ran Pathige Indika R. Prasanna
1-19 Fostering Community Ownership for Sustainable Social Innovations in Pastoral and Agro-Pastoral Regions
by Mulye Tadesse & Tafesse Matewos & Samuel Jilo Dira & Fekadu Israel Alambo & Tenaw Fentaw Dessie
1-20 Unseen Drivers of Antimicrobial Resistance: The Role of Industrial Agriculture and Climate Change in This Global Health Crisis
by Madeline E. Graham & Brenda A. Wilson & Davendra Ramkumar & Holly Rosencranz & Japhia Ramkumar
1-21 Eco-Systemic Flourishing: Expanding the Meta-Framework for 21st-Century Education
by Wendy Ellyatt

March 2025, Volume 16, Issue 2

1-19 Environmental Humanities South: Decolonizing Nature in Highland Asia
by Dan Smyer Yü & Ambika Aiyadurai & Mamang Dai & Razzeko Delley & Rashila Deshar & Iftekhar Iqbal & Chi Huyen Truong & Bhargabi Das & Mongfing Lepcha & Thinley Dema & Madan Koirala & Zainab Khalid & Zhen Ma

January 2025, Volume 16, Issue 1

1-11 An Interdisciplinary Model to Foster Existential Resilience and Transformation
by Ingela Steij Stålbrand & Ive Brissman & Lovisa Nyman & Erik Sidenvall & Mattias Tranberg & Anika Wallin & Christine Wamsler & Juliet Jacobsen
1-14 Can We Reinvent the Modern University? A Vision for a Complementary Academic System, with a Life-Affirming and Spiritually Conscious Orientation
by Filippo Dal Fiore
1-14 Circular Economy for Nepal’s Sustainable Development Ambitions
by Gavin Melles & Suresh Gautam & Richan Shrestha
1-18 Challenges and Solutions for Corporate Social Responsibility in the Hospitality Industry
by Ajay Khatter
1-19 Nutritional Vulnerability of Displaced Persons: A Study of Food Security and Access in Kumba Municipality, Cameroon
by Kevin N. Metuge & Betrand A. Tambe & Fabrice Tonfack Djikeng & Aduni Ufuan Achidi & Given Chipili & Xikombiso G. Mbhenyane

February 2025, Volume 16, Issue 1

1-9 From COVID-19 Pandemic Pivot to Progress: Blended Work as a Pathway to Greener African Cities
by Patrick Gad Iradukunda & Arnaud Iradukunda & Pierre Gashema & Emile Ngabo & Jean de Dieu Tuyishime & Tumusime Musafiri & Thérèse Umuhoza & Ulysse Uwayo & Enos Moyo & Richard Habimana & Claude Mambo Muvunyi & Tafadzwa Dzinamarira
1-19 Reconnecting with Gaia to Understand Humanity’s Collective Trauma: Learning from Grandma Belah and Yungadhu
by Mal Ridges
1-19 Systemic Drivers of Electric-Grid-Caused Catastrophic Wildfires: Implications for Resilience in the United States
by Holly Eagleston & Michelle Bester & Jubair Yusuf & Adit Damodaran & Matthew J. Reno
1-20 Humanity and AI: Collaborating for a Flourishing Planet Through Wise Decision-Making
by Leonie Hallo & Anastasia Hanzis & Caroline Rowe
1-30 A Review of System Strength and Inertia in Renewable-Energy-Dominated Grids: Challenges, Sustainability, and Solutions
by Paul Moore & Oyeniyi Akeem Alimi & Ahmed Abu-Siada

March 2025, Volume 16, Issue 1

1-13 Fostering Social Participation and Inclusion in Rural Communities: The Case of the TAIKAN Group in Chile
by Cristian Armijo Castillo & Rodolfo Morrison
1-18 The Pillars of Societal Bioharmonism a Conceptualist Contribution to the Evolution of the Contemporary Society
by Romulus Gruia & Liviu Gaceu & Oana Bianca Oprea
1-18 Outcomes of the Fifth International Conference on Bioscience and Biotechnology, 2024 (ICBB-2024): Planetary Health—A Local Discourse
by Suvechhya Bastola & Maria Alba Abad & Anurag Adhikari & Gaurav Adhikari & Aagat Awasthi & Ashim Dhakal & Rijan Maharjan & Rojlina Manandhar & Rukumesh Paudyal & Sunil Pokhrel & Amina Singh & Neha Shrestha & Lekhendra Tripathee & Remco Kort & Prajwal Rajbhandari
1-21 The Promise of Neurolaw in Global Justice: An Interview with Dr. Pragya Mishra
by Alan C. Logan & Pragya Mishra

December 2024, Volume 16, Issue 1

1-14 How Gender Influences the Motivation and Action Towards Climate Change: A Qualitative Study of Participants from a UK Construction Company
by Fenella Ross & Campbell Middleton & Olivia Remes
1-17 Challenges for Compliance with Industrial Effluent Regulations—An Industry Perspective
by Zulaikha Mokhtar & Steven Kenway & Irdayanti Mat Nashir
1-17 Learning from Tradition: Consumer Attitudes and Perceptions of Leaf and Plastic Food Wrapping and Packaging in Kumba, Southwest Cameroon
by Aristide Guillaume Silapeux Kamda & Pricillia Anjeh & Gillian Asoba & Solange Nwobonche Chiakeh & Elizabeth Nebale & Francesca Baldi & Samuel Metugue & Fidelis Ebong & Chiara Frazzoli
1-19 Bridging Attitudes and Evidence: Climate Change Perspectives in Italy
by Alessandro Indelicato & Rossella Maria Pia Di Rocco & Juan Carlos Martín & Vincenzo Marinello

December 2024, Volume 15, Issue 4

1-1 Correction: Persson, E. What Does It Take to Establish that a World Is Uninhabited Prior to Exploitation? A Question of Ethics as well as Science. Challenges 2014, 5 , 224–238
by Erik Persson
1-18 Getting to the Heart of the Planetary Health Movement: Nursing Research Through Collaborative Critical Autoethnography
by Jessica LeClair & De-Ann Sheppard & Robin Evans-Agnew

October 2024, Volume 15, Issue 4

1-12 Optimising Worldviews for a Flourishing Planet: Exploring the Principle of Right Relationship
by Wendy Ellyatt
1-19 Insect-Based Foods: A Preliminary Qualitative Study Exploring Factors Affecting Acceptance and New Product Development Ideas through Focus Groups
by Leocardia Ranga & Francesco Noci & Maria Dermiki
1-19 Climate Change, Land Use, and the Decline in Traditional Fulani Cattle Practices: Drivers of Antimicrobial Resistance in Kwara, Nigeria
by Jennifer Cole & Mutiat A. Adetona & Afisu Basiru & Wasiu A. Jimoh & Somrat Abdulsalami & Rodhiat O. Ade-Yusuf & Karimat A. Babalola & Victoria O. Adetunji & Akeem O. Ahmed & Ismail A. Adeyemo & Abiola M. Olajide & Abdulfatai Aremu & Ismail A. Odetokun & Mahmoud Eltholth

November 2024, Volume 15, Issue 4

1-16 RETRACTED: The Value of Community Capitals in Sustainable Urban Development: A Qualitative Exploration of Urban Informal Workers
by Ivy Chumo & Blessing Mberu & Caroline Kabaria
1-18 Advancing Planetary Health Through Interspecies Justice: A Rapid Review
by Kira L. Johnson & Maya K. Gislason & Diego S. Silva & Maxwell J. Smith & Chris Buse
1-20 Air Quality Legislation in Australia and Canada—A Review
by Shilpi Tewari & Nidhi Pandey & Jierui Dong

September 2024, Volume 15, Issue 4

1-9 Implications of Long COVID for Society: Insights into the Physical, Social, and Financial Impacts from Patient Interviews
by Alice A. Gaughan & Laura J. Rush & Ann Scheck McAlearney

August 2024, Volume 15, Issue 3

1-23 The Impacts of Narcissistic Leadership on Achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals—A Scoping Review
by Amir Khorram-Manesh & Krzysztof Goniewicz & Frederick M. Burkle

September 2024, Volume 15, Issue 3

1-26 Naturalistic Decision-Making in Intentional Communities: Insights from Youth, Disabled Persons, and Children on Achieving United Nations Sustainable Development Goals for Equality, Peace, and Justice
by Carol Nash

July 2024, Volume 15, Issue 3

1-15 Safe Space for Dialogue—A Practice for Connected Consciousness and Compassion
by Bianca Briciu & Sergio Michel & Rosario Chavez
1-21 From Life-Skills Research and Training to Sustainability: A Case Study from a Spanish University
by Pilar Posadas de Julián & Carmen Verdejo Lucas & Belén de Rueda Villén & María del Mar Haro-Soler & José Gijón-Puerta & Elvira Cámara Aguilera & Mercedes García de Quesada

June 2024, Volume 15, Issue 3

1-11 Eco-Anxiety and Morita Therapy—A Review and Illustrative Case Report
by Paolo Raile
1-16 Indigenous Strategies for Managing Bush Encroachment in Rural Areas of South Africa
by Tshidi Mokgatsane Baloyi & Thabang Maphanga & Benett Siyabonga Madonsela & Qolani Golden Mongwe & Karabo Concelia Malakane & Xolisiwe Sinalo Grangxabe & Babalwa Gqomfa

May 2024, Volume 15, Issue 2

1-5 A New Vision for Challenges : A Transdisciplinary Journal Promoting Planetary Health and Flourishing for All
by Susan L. Prescott & David Webb
1-16 Supporting Ageing Populations in Developing Countries: A Comparative Analysis of Pension Schemes and Policy Insights
by Tual Sawn Khai & Jacob Oppong Nkansah & Abdul Wali Khan & Muhammad Asaduzzaman
1-20 The Case for Multidisciplinary Frameworks for Developing Effective Solutions to Complex Human Problems: An Illustration Based on Development Education, Corporate Social Responsibility and Social Marketing
by Chahid E. Fourali
1-22 Unlocking the Transformative Potential of Outdoor Office Work—A Constructivist Grounded Theory Study
by Charlotte Petersson Troije & Ebba Lisberg Jensen & David Redmalm & Lena Wiklund Gustin
1-24 Advancing Sustainability through Higher Education: Student Teachers Integrate Inner Development Goals (IDG) and Future-Oriented Methodologies
by Birgitta Nordén

April 2024, Volume 15, Issue 2

1-3 Book Review: Climate, Psychology, and Change: Reimagining Psychotherapy in an Era of Global Disruption and Climate Anxiety ; Bednarek, S., Ed.; North Atlantic Books: Berkeley, CA, USA, 2024; ISBN: 979-8889840817
by Andrew Haddon Kemp
1-14 How Constructionist Perspectives on Learning Can Improve Learning and Prevent Accidents in High-Risk Industries
by Thomas Wold
1-15 The Socio-Spatial Distribution and Equity of Access to Urban Parks: A Case Study of Bengaluru, India
by Nilanjan Bhor & Dhananjayan Mayavel
1-17 The Folly of Food Waste amidst Food Insecurity in the United States: A Literature Review
by Michael F. Royer
1-22 Participatory System Mapping for Food Systems: Lessons Learned from a Case Study of Comox Valley, Canada
by Mohaddese Ghadiri & Robert Newell & Tamara Krawchenko

March 2024, Volume 15, Issue 2

1-15 Prevention Science Can’t Wait: An Interview with Dr. Diana H. Fishbein
by Alan C. Logan & Diana H. Fishbein

June 2024, Volume 15, Issue 2

1-18 Planetary Health Education: Exploring Students’ Perceptions of Climate Change in a School in Southern Amazonas
by Paula Regina Humbelino de Melo & Péricles Vale Alves & Vandoir Bourscheidt & Tatiana Souza de Camargo
1-19 Communicating for Sustainability in the Digital Age: Toward a New Paradigm of Literacy
by Brian L. Ott
1-20 Innovating in an Uncertain World: Understanding the Social, Technical and Systemic Barriers to Farmers Adopting New Technologies
by Louise Manning
1-21 Voices from the North: Exploring Sámi People’s Perspectives on Environmental Change and Mental Well-Being: A Systematic Literature Review
by Valesca S. M. Venhof & Carolyn Stephens & Pim Martens

March 2024, Volume 15, Issue 1

1-15 Bitcoin Use Cases: A Scoping Review
by Emma Apatu & Poornima Goudar
1-16 The Natural World in Western Thought
by Mazhar Ali Jarwar & Stefano Dumontet & Vincenzo Pasquale
1-17 A Framework for Effective Collaboration with Crisis-Affected Communities
by Jo Rose & Claudia Milena Adler
1-17 Beneficial Properties and Sustainable Use of a Traditional Medicinal Plant: Griffonia simplicifolia
by Amirhossein Nazhand & Alessandra Durazzo & Massimo Lucarini & Fabrizia Guerra & Angélica Gomes Coêlho & Eliana B. Souto & Daniel Dias Rufino Arcanjo & Antonello Santini
1-20 Low-Cost Non-Contact Forest Inventory: A Case Study of Kieni Forest in Kenya
by Cedric Kiplimo & Ciira wa Maina & Billy Okal

January 2024, Volume 15, Issue 1

1-8 Theory of Constraints and Bitcoin: Introducing a New Fulcrum
by Rupert L. Matthews
1-12 Food Systems and Planetary Health Nexus Elective: A Novel Approach to A Medical Education Imperative for the 21st Century
by Modan Goldman & Aditya Vaidyam & Sindhu Parupalli & Holly Rosencranz & Davendra Ramkumar & Japhia Ramkumar
1-14 Investigating Terrestrial and Extraterrestrial Bioremediation through Microbial Action Using Raman Spectroscopy
by Daniel Keaney & Venkata V. B. Yallapragada & Liam O’Faolain & Ganga Chinna Rao Devarapu & Karen Finn & Brigid Lucey
1-21 A Review of Environmental Challenges Facing Martian Colonisation and the Potential for Terrestrial Microbes to Transform a Toxic Extraterrestrial Environment
by Daniel Keaney & Brigid Lucey & Karen Finn

February 2024, Volume 15, Issue 1

1-13 Cultivating Resilience in Chaos: Localisation as a Mechanism for Sustainability and Inner Development in Syria’s Humanitarian Crisis
by Jo Rose & Eslam Elbaaly
1-14 Re-Imagining Alternative Futures through Empowerment
by Claudia Milena Adler
1-15 Access to Human Health Benefits of Forests in Rural Low and Middle-Income Countries: A Literature Review and Conceptual Framework
by Ranaivo A. Rasolofoson
1-16 Cultivating Pearls of Wisdom: Creating Protected Niche Spaces for Inner Transformations amidst the Metacrisis
by Kira Jade Cooper & Don G. McIntyre & Dan McCarthy
1-18 Untangling the Processes of Bitcoin: An Organizational Learning Perspective
by Rupert L. Matthews

December 2023, Volume 15, Issue 1

1-10 Exploring the Interplay of Pro-Environmental Attitudes, Dietary Choices, and Packaging Preferences: A Virtual Reality Restaurant Scenario Study
by Ana Rita Farias & Hakan Lane & Jayanna Killingsworth & Julia M. Warden & Sara Wais
1-12 Shifting Behaviors and Attitudes of Socially Stigmatizing Illnesses to Improve Wellbeing: A Conceptual Framework for Epilepsy
by Ofhani Prudance Musekwa & Lufuno Makhado
1-12 Addressing Planetary Health through the Blockchain—Hype or Hope? A Scoping Review
by Rita Issa & Chloe Wood & Srivatsan Rajagopalan & Roman Chestnov & Heather Chesters & Geordan Shannon

December 2023, Volume 14, Issue 4

1-10 Planetary Health Initiatives in Rural Education at a Riverside School in Southern Amazonas, Brazil
by Paula Regina Humbelino de Melo & Péricles Vale Alves & Tatiana Souza de Camargo
1-10 Exploring Autoethnographic and Arts-Based Approaches to Planetary Health: Honoring Diversity through Creativity, Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Loving Relationships
by Vanessa de Araujo Goes & Bwalya Lungu & Menzi Maseko
1-11 The Burden of Yellow Fever on Migrating Humans through The Darién Gap, Adjacent Communities, and Primates’ Biodiversity
by Sabrina Simon & Marcos Amaku & Eduardo Massad
1-17 Regional Wealth Data Acquisition and Modeling: Innovations Needed for Advancement in Sustainable Wealth in Energy-Rich Regions
by Jason A. Hubbart & Hodjat Ghadimi
1-17 Climate Change Perceptions and Associated Characteristics in Canadian Prairie Agricultural Producers
by Sheena A. Stewart & Katherine D. Arbuthnott & David J. Sauchyn
1-30 Outcomes from the First European Planetary Health Congress at ARTIS in Amsterdam
by Remco Kort & Koen Arts & Josep M. Antó & Matty P. Berg & Gabrielle Cepella & Jennifer Cole & Amarylle van Doorn & Tomás van Gorp & Milo Grootjen & Joyeeta Gupta & Colin Hill & Eva van der Heide & Jef Huisman & Jopke Janmaat & Cristina O’Callaghan-Gordo & Juliette Mattijsen & Tulsi Modi & Evanne Nowak & Hans C. Ossebaard & Jessica den Outer & Bruno Pot & Frederike Praasterink & Marju Prass & Alexandre Robert & Michiel Roelse & Jaap Seidell & Hans Slabbekoorn & Wouter Spek & Ralf Klemens Stappen & Marleen Stikker & Jorieke van der Stelt & Marian Stuiver & Rembrandt Sutorius & Jip van Trommel & Martine Veenman & Christian Weij & Pim Martens

November 2023, Volume 14, Issue 4

1-11 Tools for Urban Climate Adaptation Plans: A Case Study on Bologna and Outcomes for Heat Wave Impact Reduction
by Letizia Cremonini & Teodoro Georgiadis & Marianna Nardino & Federica Rossi & Alessandro Rossi & Giovanna Pinca & Massimiliano Fazzini
1-16 Planetary Health and Anthropocene Discourse: The Role of Muslim Religious Leaders
by Mona Said El-Sherbini & Yusuf Amuda Tajudeen & Habeebullah Jayeola Oladipo & Iyiola Olatunji Oladunjoye & Aminat Olaitan Adebayo & Jemilah Mahmood
1-29 Bitcoin and Its Energy, Environmental, and Social Impacts: An Assessment of Key Research Needs in the Mining Sector
by Murray A. Rudd & Lee Bratcher & Simon Collins & David Branscum & Matthew Carson & Shaun Connell & Elliot David & Magdalena Gronowska & Sebastien Hess & Austin Mitchell & Matt Prusak & Kyle Schneps & Maxim Serezhin & Scott A. Wolfe & Dennis Porter

October 2023, Volume 14, Issue 4

1-9 Global Disparities in COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution: A Call for More Integrated Approaches to Address Inequities in Emerging Health Challenges
by Muhammad Asaduzzaman & Tual Sawn Khai & Vergil de Claro & Farzana Zaman
1-12 Reducing Environmental Impacts at a Midwestern Academic Medical Center: Making Carbon Emissions Reduction a Reality
by Johannah Bjorgaard & Teddie Potter
1-13 The Design and Testing of a Text Message for Use as an Informational Nudge in a Novel Food Insecurity Intervention
by Michael F. Royer & Christopher Wharton
1-17 Integrating “Top-Down” and “Community-Centric” Approaches for Community-Based Flood Early Warning Systems in Namibia
by Deolfa Josè Moisès & Nnenesi Kgabi & Olivia Kunguma
1-18 The FINDING-Food Intervention: A Mixed-Methods Feasibility Study Addressing Food Insecurity
by Michael F. Royer & Christopher Wharton
1-20 Gastronomy: An Overlooked Arena for the Cultivation of Sustainable Meaning?
by Daniel Östergren & Ute Walter & Bernt Gustavsson & Inger M. Jonsson

September 2023, Volume 14, Issue 4

1-10 Planet.Health: An Ecosystem Approach to Imagine and Coordinate for Planetary Health Futures
by Geordan Shannon & Alix Faddoul & Alexander Lai & Tony Lai & Jeremy Lauer & Srivatsan Rajagopalan & Rita Issa

September 2023, Volume 14, Issue 3

1-15 The Escalation of Informal Settlement and the High Levels of Illegal Dumping Post-Apartheid: Systematic Review
by Xolisiwe Sinalo Grangxabe & Thabang Maphanga & Benett Siyabonga Madonsela & Babalwa Gqomfa & Takalani Terry Phungela & Karabo Concelia Malakane & Kgabo Humphrey Thamaga & Daniel Angwenyi
1-23 Nutrition, Behavior, and the Criminal Justice System: What Took so Long? An Interview with Dr. Stephen J. Schoenthaler
by Alan C. Logan & Stephen J. Schoenthaler

August 2023, Volume 14, Issue 3

1-11 Planetary Health—Global Environmental Change and Emerging Infectious Disease: A New Undergraduate Online Asynchronous Course
by Kristina Monteiro & Ciciely Davy & Jesse Maurier & Katherine F. Smith
1-19 Investigating the Mental Health Impacts of Climate Change in Youth: Design and Implementation of the International Changing Worlds Study
by Ans Vercammen & Sandhya Kanaka Yatirajula & Mercian Daniel & Sandeep Maharaj & Michael H. Campbell & Natalie Greaves & Renzo Guinto & John Jamir Benzon Aruta & Criselle Angeline Peñamante & Britt Wray & Emma L. Lawrance
1-21 Bitcoin’s Carbon Footprint Revisited: Proof of Work Mining for Renewable Energy Expansion
by Juan Ignacio Ibañez & Alexander Freier

June 2023, Volume 14, Issue 3

1-12 Evaluation of Everyday Living Areas for Deinstitutionalized Community-Living People with Mental Illness
by Yuri Nakai & Hisao Nakai

July 2023, Volume 14, Issue 3

1-7 Lost Connections: Why the Growing Crisis of Loneliness Matters for Planetary Health
by Susan L. Prescott
1-16 Legal Conditions for Refugees’ Mental Health: Implications of Legislative Changes in Programs for Newly Arrived Refugees in Sweden
by David Gunnarsson & Sofia Larsson & Linda Vikdahl
1-19 Outcomes from the First European Planetary Health Hub Convening at ARTIS in Amsterdam
by Remco Kort & Jeremy Pivor & Josep M. Antó & Annemarie Bergsma & Peter J. Blankestijn & Olette Bollen & Egid van Bree & Joyce L. Browne & Judith de Bruin & Jasper Buikx & Chiara Cadeddu & Jennifer Cole & Francesca Costabile & Aimée de Croon & Anneliese Depoux & Ian Fussell & Bernhard Goodwin & Arte Groenewegen & Milo Grootjen & Jaana I. Halonen & Riitta-Maija Hämäläinen & Pieter ten Have & Martin Herrmann & Pauline de Heer & Godelieve van Heteren & Jopke Janmaat & Marija Jevtic & Hans Mulder & Nathalie Lambrecht & Vincenzo Lionetti & Camilla Alay Llamas & Maarten Manten & Pim Martens & Ariadna Moreno & Francine Müller & Cristina O’Callaghan-Gordo & Sara Muller & Cecilia Manosa Nyblon & Juliette Mattijsen & Hans Ossebaard & Karlien Pijnenborg & Nynke Postma & Lisa Pörtner & Marju Prass & Lekha Rathod & Alexandre Robert & Andrée Rochfort & Alexis Roig & Anja Schoch & Eva-Maria Schwienhorst-Stich & Ralf Klemens Stappen & Ingrid Stegeman & Jorieke van der Stelt & Peter Stenvinkel & Rembrandt Sutorius & Valesca Venhof & Martine Veenman & Leonardo Villani & Maike Voss & Michiel de Vries & Laura van der Zande & Andreea Zotinca & Arnau Queralt-Bassa & Samuel S. Myers

June 2023, Volume 14, Issue 2

1-10 Fish Consumption Improved Head Circumference and Mid-Upper Arm Circumference among Infants in Zambia: A Randomised Controlled Trial
by Given Chipili & Averalda Van Graan & Carl J. Lombard & Evette Van Niekerk

April 2023, Volume 14, Issue 2

1-6 Liminality: Change Starts Within
by Vivianna Rodriguez Carreon
1-8 The Reemergence of Monkeypox in Nigeria
by Nzube Ekpunobi & Oluwamayowa Akinsuyi & Theresa Ariri & Temitope Ogunmola
1-10 Burden and Psychological Distress in Caregivers of Persons with Addictions
by Mirjana Mikulić & Ivan Ćavar & Darija Jurišić & Ivana Jelinčić & Dunja Degmečić
1-13 Global Environmental Health Impacts of Rare Earth Metals: Insights for Research and Policy Making in Africa
by Habeebullah Jayeola Oladipo & Yusuf Amuda Tajudeen & Emmanuel O. Taiwo & Abdulbasit Opeyemi Muili & Rashidat Onyinoyi Yusuf & Sarat Ayomide Jimoh & Muhammad Kamaldeen Oladipo & Iyiola Olatunji Oladunjoye & Oluwaseyi Muyiwa Egbewande & Yusuff Inaolaji Sodiq & Abdulhakeem Funsho Ahmed & Mona Said El-Sherbini
1-14 A Medical Equipment Lifecycle Framework to Improve Healthcare Policy and Sustainability
by Bruce Mang & YeonJae Oh & Chabelly Bonilla & Jennifer Orth
1-20 Forest Inventories in Private and Protected Areas of Paraguay
by Andrew G. Cervantes & Patricia T. Vega Gutierrez & Seri C. Robinson
1-20 How Do Mindfulness Offerings Support Inner–Outer Sustainability Progress? A Sustainability Assessment of Online Mindfulness Interventions
by Kira J. Cooper & Robert B. Gibson

May 2023, Volume 14, Issue 2

1-9 Phytoremediation of Heavy-Metal-Contaminated Soils: Capacity of Amaranth Plants to Extract Cadmium from Nutrient-Poor, Acidic Substrates
by Henrik Haller & Lesya Pronoza & Mark Dyer & Maya Ahlgren & Louise Bergqvist & Ginnette Flores-Carmenate & Anders Jonsson
1-14 Bitcoin Is Full of Surprises
by Murray A. Rudd

March 2023, Volume 14, Issue 1

1-9 Developing Trusted Voices for Planetary Health: Findings from a Clinicians for Planetary Health (C4PH) Workshop
by Michael Xie & Vanessa Góes & Melissa Lem & Kristin Raab & Tatiana Souza de Camargo & Enrique Falceto de Barros & Sandeep Maharaj & Teddie Potter
1-12 Mobilising the Next Generation of Planetary Health Leaders: The Dynamism of Youth Engagement in Malaysia
by Saidatul Maisarah Faiesall & Sarah Hanani Ahmad Tajuddin & Andrew Jason George & Nur Hazirah Marzuki & Oliver Lacey-Hall & Jemilah Mahmood & Gopalasamy Reuben Clements & Renzo Guinto
1-12 An Overview of Renewable Energy Technologies in the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa and the Rural Households’ Energy Poverty Coping Strategies
by Patrick Mukumba & Shylet Y. Chivanga
1-22 Team Mindfulness in Online Academic Meetings to Reduce Burnout
by Carol Nash
1-23 Nature Connection: Providing a Pathway from Personal to Planetary Health
by John Zelenski & Sara Warber & Jake M. Robinson & Alan C. Logan & Susan L. Prescott

February 2023, Volume 14, Issue 1

1-6 Planetary Health Requires Tapestry Thinking—Overcoming Silo Mentality
by Susan L. Prescott
1-15 Relationships of First-Trimester Body Mass Index and Weight Change with Persistent Organic Pollutant Concentrations in Pregnant Canadian Individuals
by Marianne Levesque & Mariame Ouedraogo & Romina Fakhraei & Alysha Dingwall Harvey & Elizabeth Bratton & Mark Walker & Linda Dodds & Laura Gaudet
1-15 Challenges in Sustainable Beef Cattle Production: A Subset of Needed Advancements
by Jason A. Hubbart & Nathan Blake & Ida Holásková & Domingo Mata Padrino & Matthew Walker & Matthew Wilson
1-16 Intergenerational Deliberations for Long Term Sustainability
by Llinos Haf Spencer & Mary Lynch & Gwenlli Mair Thomas & Rhiannon Tudor Edwards
1-17 Remote Sensing from Different Sources for Crop Growth Monitoring in the Area of the Lower Northern Mississippi
by Yanbo Huang & Gary Feng & Haile Tewolde & Mark W. Shankle

January 2023, Volume 14, Issue 1

1-3 Acknowledgment to the Reviewers of Challenges in 2022
by Challenges Editorial Office
1-11 Advancing Environmental Justice through the Integration of Traditional Ecological Knowledge into Environmental Policy
by Jennifer B. Rasmussen
1-12 Adopting a Statistical, Mechanistic, Integrated Surveillance, Thermal Biology, and Holistic (SMITH) Approach for Arbovirus Control in a Changing Climate: A Review of Evidence
by Habeebullah Jayeola Oladipo & Yusuf Amuda Tajudeen & Iyiola Olatunji Oladunjoye & Sheriff Taye Mustapha & Yusuff Inaolaji Sodiq & Rashidat Onyinoyi Yusuf & Oluwaseyi Muyiwa Egbewande & Abdulbasit Opeyemi Muili & Taofeekat Oluwatosin Adigun & Emmanuel O. Taiwo & Mona Said El-Sherbini
1-14 Towards Youth-Centred Planetary Health Education
by Kate C. Tilleczek & Mark Terry & Deborah MacDonald & James Orbinski & James Stinson
1-15 Traditional Foods, Globalization, Migration, and Public and Planetary Health: The Case of Tejate , a Maize and Cacao Beverage in Oaxacalifornia
by Daniela Soleri & David Arthur Cleveland & Flavio Aragón Cuevas & Violeta Jimenez & May C. Wang
1-16 Education for Sustainability: Understanding Processes of Change across Individual, Collective, and System Levels
by Elin Pöllänen & Walter Osika & Eva Bojner Horwitz & Christine Wamsler
1-28 Public Health Impact and Health System Preparedness within a Changing Climate in Bangladesh: A Scoping Review
by Mahin Al Nahian

December 2022, Volume 14, Issue 1

1-15 The Cooperative Spirit of Nature in the Kalevala Creation Myth: An Argument for Modern Animism
by Christina M. Gant
1-16 100 Important Questions about Bitcoin’s Energy Use and ESG Impacts
by Murray A. Rudd

November 2022, Volume 13, Issue 2

1-5 Challenges in Work and Employment during the COVID-19 Pandemic
by Satu Kalliola & Tuula Heiskanen
1-11 Emerging Arboviruses of Public Health Concern in Africa: Priorities for Future Research and Control Strategies
by Yusuf Amuda Tajudeen & Habeebullah Jayeola Oladipo & Iyiola Olatunji Oladunjoye & Rashidat Onyinoyi Yusuf & Hammed Sodiq & Abass Olawale Omotosho & Damilola Samuel Adesuyi & Sodiq Inaolaji Yusuff & Mona Said El-Sherbini
1-15 Tapestry Thinking: An Interview with Dr. Nalini Nadkarni on an Unexpected Life in Science
by Alan C. Logan & Nalini M. Nadkarni
1-17 Understanding the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Healthcare Professionals toward Climate Change and Health in Minnesota
by Madison Kircher & Brenna M. Doheny & Kristin Raab & Emily Onello & Stephanie Gingerich & Teddie Potter
1-23 Education for Human Flourishing—A New Conceptual Framework for Promoting Ecosystemic Wellbeing in Schools
by Wendy Ellyatt

June 2022, Volume 13, Issue 2

1-15 Enhancing Hopeful Resilience Regarding Depression and Anxiety with a Narrative Method of Ordering Memory Effective in Researchers Experiencing Burnout
by Carol Nash

October 2022, Volume 13, Issue 2

1-6 SARS-CoV-2 in Soil: A Microbial Perspective
by Shahid Iqbal & Jianchu Xu & Sehroon Khan & Sadia Nadir & Yakov Kuzyakov
1-11 Efficient Methane Production from Anaerobic Digestion of Cow Dung: An Optimization Approach
by KeChrist Obileke & Golden Makaka & Nwabunwanne Nwokolo
1-11 Patterns of Psychoactive Substance Misuse in Undergraduate University Students: The Case of Mekelle University, Ethiopia
by Znabu Hadush Kahsay & Azeb Gebresilassie Tesema & Ferehiwot Hailemariam Tesfa & Bisrat Tewelde Gebretsadkan & Welday Hagos Gebretsadik & Maree L. Hackett
1-13 Experiences of Relatedness during Enforced Remote Work among Employees in Higher Education
by Annukka Tapani & Merja Sinkkonen & Kirsi Sjöblom & Katrien Vangrieken & Anne Mäkikangas
1-20 Spotlight: An Interview with Dr. Christopher A. Lowry, on the Convergence of Microbes, Nature, and Mental Health
by Alan C. Logan & Christopher A. Lowry
1-32 Architectural Beauty: Developing a Measurable and Objective Scale
by Alexandros A. Lavdas & Nikos A. Salingaros

July 2022, Volume 13, Issue 2

1-7 The Challenge of Risk Assessment of Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in Cannabidiol (CBD) Oils and Food Supplements: An Approach for Deriving Maximum Limits
by Sandra Schweikle & Patricia Golombek & Constanze Sproll & Stephan G. Walch & Dirk W. Lachenmeier
1-11 The Effects of Trauma Types at Pre-Migration, Transit, and Post-Migration Stages on Depression and PTSD among North Korean Refugees in South Korea
by Jin Hyuk Lee
1-11 The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Climate Crisis: A Call to Question the Mindset of Modernity
by Fulvio Mazzocchi
1-11 Pandemic-Related Tenure Timeline Extensions in Higher Education in the United States: Prevalence and Associated Characteristics
by Rebecca A. Krukowski & Loneke T. Blackman Carr & Danielle Arigo
1-15 In Silico Epitope-Based Vaccine Prediction against Fungal Infection Aspergillosis
by Anamika Basu
1-20 Designing the Microbes and Social Equity Symposium: A Novel Interdisciplinary Virtual Research Conference Based on Achieving Group-Directed Outputs
by Suzanne L. Ishaq & Emily F. Wissel & Patricia G. Wolf & Laura Grieneisen & Erin M. Eggleston & Gwynne Mhuireach & Michael Friedman & Anne Lichtenwalner & Jessica Otero Machuca & Katherine Weatherford Darling & Amber L. Pearson & Frank S. Wertheim & Abigail J. Johnson & Leslie Hodges & Sabrina K. Young & Charlene C. Nielsen & Anita L. Kozyrskyj & Jean D. MacRae & Elise McKenna Myers & Ariangela J. Kozik & Lisa Marie Tussing-Humphreys & Monica Trujillo & Gaea A. Daniel & Michael R. Kramer & Sharon M. Donovan & Myra Arshad & Joe Balkan & Sarah Hosler

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