Little is known about the impending mental health impacts of the global nature crisis.
Existing evidence largely overlooks how nature sustains the economic and material …

In most low‐and middle‐income countries (LMICs), conventional agricultural policy
promotes specialized production systems of carbohydrate‐rich crops to address hunger and …

Wild foods are primary components of traditional and Indigenous food systems that are
valued for food security while being vulnerable to global change. This case study examines …

In many rural farming societies, wild plant foods (WPFs) continue to play an important role in
everyday diets as well as in coping with hunger during food shortages. However, WPF …

The current paradigm of biodiversity conservation, with its continued focus on the notion of
pristine nature, has resulted in the separation of humans and nature at the expense of both …

Background The prevalence of stunting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is
one of the highest globally. However, only a few studies have attempted to measure the …

The impact of deforestation on child nutrition and health in poor regions of the world is a
crucial topic to understand some of the implications of climate change on the wellbeing of …

Poor mental health is a leading contributor to the global burden of disease but there is poor
understanding of how it is influenced by people's interactions with ecological systems. In a …

Environmental degradation has been associated with increased burden of diseases such as
malaria, diarrhea, and malnutrition. As a result, some have argued that continuing …

Madagascar has experienced significant environmental change since 1960, particularly
through forest clearing for agricultural expansion. Climatic patterns are undergoing change …