Planetary health is a nascent field of scientific research that is related to but different from global health. It recognises that human health is critically shaped by the biophysical and ecological systems of the planet Earth, which in turn are influenced by human activities in ways too important to be neglected during the present Anthropocene epoch. CMEL’s research in this emerging area seeks to understand and reform the legal structures within which human impacts on the natural systems of our planet affect human health and civilisation. Additionally, we seek to chart the human rights implications of legal responses to planetary events like global climate change, zoonotic diseases, transborder fire emissions, and so on.

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