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Network for Ecosystem Sustainability and Health |
NESH |
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NESH Approach |
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Partners NESH is developing on-going partnerships with groups engaged in activities of mutual interest. Links to these are below. The Alberta Centre for Sustainable Rural Communities is a joint-initiative of the Augustana Faculty and ALES at the University of Alberta, and has a core operating budget and staff supported by both of these faculties. Project funds are derived from research and other grants, contribution agreements and contracts with agencies such as the Tri-Council, provincial government and similar bodies. The EcoHealth Network The EcoHealth Network is an organization of collaborating consortia, institutions, regional contacts and individual members. EcoHealth, the international peer-reviewed journal, published quarterly by Springer is the official journal of the EcoHealth Network. The mission of the EcoHealth Network is to foster transdisciplinary research and practice at the interface of ecological and health sciences. The Network responds to the growing need for collaborative learning, exchange and problem-solving that spans ecology, health and sustainability. IISD The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is a Canadian-based, public policy research institute that has a long history of conducting cutting-edge research into sustainable development. IISD champions sustainable development around the world through innovation, partnerships, research and communications. ISG The Institutional Support Group, is an international, non-profit, professional association, registered in the Netherlands. They are a community of development professionals sharing a common interest in learning approaches to development. Since the ecosystem approach used by NESH is a type of learning approach to sustainability, we have felt a natural affinity for much of what ISG does, and share resources on an as-needed basis. SCN The Sustainable Communities Network (SCN) is a network established by the (Australian) Commonwealth Department of Health and Aging to develop key interventions for decreasing health-related inequalities through supporting sustainable communities and sustainable development. ECCHO The Ecosystems, Climate Change and Health Omnibus (ECCHO) Project links together collaborative research activities of the University of Guelph, Environment Canada, Health Canada and NESH. The primary focus of these activities is on clarifying the links between, and identifying adaptive approaches to, climate change and health.
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