UHI Joins Global Planetary Health Alliance Network

That the Parliament congratulates the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) on being welcomed as a member of the Planetary Health Alliance, joining a worldwide network of more than 550 universities, research institutes, NGOs and government organisations working to understand and address the connections between environmental change and human health; recognises that this membership reflects UHI's university-wide One Health strategy, which brings together research, education, innovation and partnership activity focused on environmental sustainability, ecosystem health and wellbeing; notes that research teams across the UHI partnership are already tackling issues, including the impacts of climate change on local ecosystems, the health of oceans, peatlands and waterways and access to healthcare in rural and island communities; believes that this membership will allow UHI to share expertise and develop new collaborations that strengthen planetary health research and practice locally, nationally and internationally; considers that this achievement highlights the vital contribution that research institutions across the Highlands and Islands make to addressing the interconnected challenges of environmental sustainability and human health, and wishes UHI every success as it takes forward this work as part of the global Planetary Health Alliance network.