Healthy Planet Healthy People Healthy Animals
Why This Matters
Pandemics are not random—they are driven by how we interact with nature.
As ecosystems are degraded and biodiversity is lost, the risk of diseases spilling over from animals to humans increases.
Protecting nature is one of the most effective ways to protect human health.
What is Nature for Health?
Nature for Health (N4H) is a global initiative working to prevent pandemics by addressing their environmental drivers.
We strengthen the One Health approach—recognizing the links between human, animal, and ecosystem health.
Through partnerships, N4H supports action, policy, and capacity building at country and regional levels.
N4H takes a systems approach to implementing preventative One Health through demonstrating evidence, operationalizing actions, enabling capacity and sustaining collaboration.
Our Approach
Our Projects
Phase 1: Foundation and Learning
Initial countries that were selected through the expression of interest focused on building systems, testing approaches, and generating evidence to inform action.
Phase 2: Expansion and Scale
Expanding to additional countries, building on lessons learned to scale impact and strengthen national and regional systems.
Our Scoping Guide
Our Scoping Guide provides a practical toolkit for implementing a systemic approach to pandemic risk reduction. It helps partners navigate complexity, work collaboratively, and design effective, context-specific actions.
Upcoming Events
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CBD SBSTTA-28
When: July 27, 2026 - August 1, 2026
Where: Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya
CBD Secretariat and the United Nations Environment Programme will convene a meeting to review progress on the Global Biodiversity Framework and address key issues including synthetic biology, wildlife management, and marine biodiversity.
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CBD SBI 7
When: August 4, 2026 - August 12, 2026
Where: Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya
The Seventh SBI meeting, organized by the CBD Secretariat and United Nations Environment Programme, will review progress on the Kunming-Montreal Biodiversity Framework, covering monitoring, resource mobilization, synthetic biology, and biosafety.
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CBD COP 17
When: October 19, 2026 - October 30, 2026
Where: Yerevan, Armenia
COP 17 in Yerevan (19–30 October 2026) will review progress on the Kunming-Montreal Biodiversity Framework, focusing on monitoring, indigenous rights, synthetic biology, wildlife and marine biodiversity, and international cooperation.
