Dear Planetary Health Changemaker,

As human activity continues to destabilize Earth's life support systems, educators face a defining opportunity: to shape not just informed minds, but planetary citizens.

Educators are uniquely positioned to help learners of all ages understand health not as an individual concern, but as a collective one. Our global network has developed the resources, tools, and evidence-based guidance for both educators and learners to explore how environmental disruption affects health, and how systemic change begins with each of us.

Unsure where to start? Our Planetary Health Education Framework guides global citizens, practitioners, and professionals who want to understand and address the complex Planetary Health challenges of our world today. Explore our Global Inventory of Planetary Health Courses with 220+ programs, certificates, and courses in 30+ countries. For young learners, we developed a 17-minute module available in seven languages that outlines how our daily food choices impact the planet and our health. 

It is always exciting to see what can grow out of a global, transdisciplinary collaboration! Our Education Working Group brought together educators and practitioners worldwide to turn shared priorities into concrete resources. Over the course of our collaboration, we developed:

• Global Nature of Planetary Health – 50+ voices and lived experiences from around the world, now published as a peer-reviewed article on leadership, systems change, and equity
• Planetary Health Curriculum Guidelines — Frameworks for integrating Planetary Health across subjects and grade levels, helping educators bring these concepts into any learning context
• Planetary Health Policy Toolkit for Educators — Connect classroom learning with advocacy and policy engagement, empowering students to move from understanding to action
• "Let's Teach Planetary Health" Webinar — Practical approaches and strategies from educators and practitioners implementing Planetary Health education globally

Take Action

• Interested in a micro-credential to teach Planetary Health? Share your interest with the Johns Hopkins Institute for Planetary Health as they develop a new course.

• Teaching One Health or Planetary Health? Complete the World Veterinary Association's global survey to inform future competency development.

• The Planetary Health Annual Meeting will be held at the University of Tokyo, June 7-11, 2027. Registration is opening soon, so learn more on the official website and join the mailing list for updates! 

• Join the Science and Technology in Society Forum October 4-6 in Kyoto, Japan for interdisciplinary conversations on science and society.

• Frontiers is calling for papers on urban health and transformative systems innovation. Learn more and submit.