‘One Health’ is an integrated approach to optimising the health of humans, animals and ecosystems. It is supported and promoted by major bodies like the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), World Health Organization (WHO) and others.
Yet, many argue that One Health has evolved to focus heavily on human health, without paying enough attention to the vital connection it has with the environment and ecosystems, on which all life depends.
Our webinar, held on 17th July 2025, explored the questions: What is ‘One Health’, and what role does the sustainability of the environment and ecosystems play within it? How can we move One Health away from being so focused on humans and instead take a more balanced, truly interconnected approach that values all parts of the system—people, animals, and the environment? What real-world challenges stand in the way, and what could we do to overcome them?
Our panel of speakers included leading experts on One Health, including those who recently provided scientific advice to the European Commission:
- Dr Andrea Ford, Wellcome Trust Research Fellow in Humanities and Social Science, University of Edinburgh; Member of the SAPEA Working Group on One Health
- Professor Joanne Cable, Head of Organisms and Environment Division, Cardiff University
- Pablo Sagredo Martín, One Health Officer, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
- Professor Lucy Robertson, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Member of the SAPEA Working Group on One Health.
This webinar was a cooperation between the Scientific Advice Mechanism (SAM), Academia Europaea Hubs at Cardiff University and the University of Bergen, the Federation of European Academies of Medicine (FEAM) and Environment Platform Wales.
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Updated 18th July 2025. For more information please email AECardiffHub@cardiff.ac.uk
