Nearly 25% of global deaths are attributed to economic decisions affecting the environment, but stakeholders from the health community are mostly unaware of—or not visible within— discussions and negotiations on global environmental policies. Little institutional capacity exists to address the environmental determinants of health outcomes and health inequities. A first step toward cohesive, comprehensive policies that protect both people and the planet is building that connection. This is an insider’s landscape view to bringing health into the global environmental agenda. It is a technical guide on sustainable development focused on the health–environment nexus, written with the perspective
