Advancing integrated governance for health through national biodiversity strategies and action plans

• Published in: The Lancet (British edition) Vol. 402; no. 10404; pp. 753 - 756
• Main Authors: Willetts, Liz, Siege, Carly, Stewart-Ibarra, Anna M, Horn, Ojistoh, Chotthong, Benjamas, Tanawat, Tanirat, Omido, Phyllis, Sharma, Manushi, Alqodmani, Lujain, Bennett, Nathan J, Golden, Christopher D, Wangari Githaiga, Cicilia, Vora, Neil M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 02.09.2023; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Children; Climate change; Disease control; Ecosystems; Indigenous peoples; Mental health

According to the CBD's 2018 review of 159 NBSAPs completed during 2010–18, less than half of countries had a general coordination structure for mainstreaming biodiversity.7 Of those, only seven NBSAPs described formal engagement with the health sector in an established committee, ten engaged th...