​Guidance on Mainstreaming Biodiversity for Nutrition and Health (WHO, 2020)

This WHO report builds on an unprecedented opportunity to mainstream biodiversity in order to support healthy and sustainable diets, and offers the necessary technical guidance to catalyze and support a transformation of the global food system and transition to healthier, more sustainable diets.

Connecting Global Priorities: Biodiversity and Human Health - A state of knowledge review (WHO, 2015)

This report from 2015 synthesizes the available information at the time on the inter-linkages between biodiversity, ecosystem stability, and epidemic infectious diseases such as the Ebola virus; and the connection between biodiversity, nutritional diversity and health. It also covers the potential benefits of closer partnerships between conservation and health, from improved surveillance of infectious diseases in wildlife and human populations, to promoting access to green spaces to promote physical activity and mental health.

Resources on understanding the relationship between COVID-19, nature and human health by the Belgian Biodiversity Platform

This page includes information on the activities of the platform relevant to the current COVID -19 pandemic and its relationship with biodiversity, science-policy and human health.

Animal Health Europe

AnimalhealthEurope is the association representing manufacturers of animal medicines, vaccines and other animal health products in Europe.

It is a not-for-profit body representing both corporate members and national animal health associations in Europe. It represents both innovators and generics alike, as well as large, medium-sized and small companies. AnimalhealthEurope's membership covers 90% of the European market for animal health products.

BiodivERsA European network

BiodivERsA is a network of national and regional funding organisations promoting pan-European research on a number of topics related to  biodiversity and ecosystem services, and offering innovative opportunities for the conservation and sustainable management of biodiversity. BiodivERsA is funded under the Horizon 2020 ERA-NET COFUND scheme.

EEA's Debate corner: COVID-19, the environment and climate

The COVID-19 (video) debates bring expert knowledge and reflections on this topic to wider audiences, by focusing on the impacts of COVID-19 and the challenges the pandemic poses to meeting long-term climate and environment goals.

Nature, Biodiversity and Health: An Overview of Interconnections - WHO Regional Office for Europe

This report provides an overview of the impacts of the natural environment on human health. It presents the ways nature and ecosystems can support and protect health and well-being, and describes how nature degradation and loss of biodiversity can threaten human health. It is targeted at readers who do not have extensive experience with the links between nature and health.

WHO/Europe | European Environment and Health Task Force

In the late 1980s, European countries initiated the first ever process to eliminate the most significant environmental threats to human health. The European Environment and Health Task Force  is the leading international body for implementation and monitoring of the European Environment and Health Process. Progress towards this goal is driven by a series of ministerial conferences held every five years and coordinated by WHO/Europe.

Network for Ecohealth and One Health (NEOH) – European chapter of Ecohealth International

Between 2014 and 2018 the COST funded Action “Network for Evaluation of One Health” (NEOH) brought together more than 250 researchers, practitioners, decision-makers and other stakeholders with an interest in One Health and evaluation. They shared a vision to develop and use methods and frameworks for improved decision making on complex health issues. To further the new and strong working relationships between many of the people involved, a new organisation was established to continue NEOH’s journey and to invite interested people to join and contribute to a respectful, inclusive dialogue on One Health and ecohealth.

OECD Biodiversity and the economic response to COVID-19: Ensuring a green and resilient recovery

This Policy Brief by the OECD focuses on the vital role of biodiversity for human life and the importance of integrating biodiversity considerations into the recovery from the COVID-19 crisis.