Towards a Planetary Health Solidarity Initiative

Systemic transformations are needed to prevent the consequences of human-led damage to Earth’s ecosystems. In contrast to the state-led approach to global health security, a planetary health solidarity initiative takes a cross-border and transdisciplinary approach led by citizens across the globe. It emphasises a sovereign, cosmo-local valuation of our well-being and health (promotion, prevention and regeneration), and relies on building trust and confidence to foster collective and individual resilience. This should, by design, increase embodied solidarity across humans, and foster the cohabitation of plural perspectives and practices. A coalition of diverse people from around the world are committed to promoting planetary health, developing a bottom-up proposal: The Planetary Health Solidarity Initiative. Rather than relying solely on government or institutional actors to lead the way, this initiative seeks to leverage the commons, collective knowledge, creativity, and energy of converging glocal communities networks.