Challenges

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Volume 15, issue 3, 2024

The Impacts of Narcissistic Leadership on Achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals—A Scoping Review pp. 1-23

Amir Khorram-Manesh, Krzysztof Goniewicz and Frederick M. Burkle

Indigenous Strategies for Managing Bush Encroachment in Rural Areas of South Africa pp. 1-16

Tshidi Mokgatsane Baloyi, Thabang Maphanga, Benett Siyabonga Madonsela, Qolani Golden Mongwe, Karabo Concelia Malakane, Xolisiwe Sinalo Grangxabe and Babalwa Gqomfa

From Life-Skills Research and Training to Sustainability: A Case Study from a Spanish University pp. 1-21

Pilar Posadas de Julián, Carmen Verdejo Lucas, Belén de Rueda Villén, María del Mar Haro-Soler, José Gijón-Puerta, Elvira Cámara Aguilera and Mercedes García de Quesada

Eco-Anxiety and Morita Therapy—A Review and Illustrative Case Report pp. 1-11

Paolo Raile

Safe Space for Dialogue—A Practice for Connected Consciousness and Compassion pp. 1-15

Bianca Briciu, Sergio Michel and Rosario Chavez

Volume 15, issue 2, 2024

A New Vision for Challenges: A Transdisciplinary Journal Promoting Planetary Health and Flourishing for All pp. 1-5

Susan L. Prescott and David Webb

Advancing Sustainability through Higher Education: Student Teachers Integrate Inner Development Goals (IDG) and Future-Oriented Methodologies pp. 1-24

Birgitta Nordén

The Case for Multidisciplinary Frameworks for Developing Effective Solutions to Complex Human Problems: An Illustration Based on Development Education, Corporate Social Responsibility and Social Marketing pp. 1-20

Chahid E. Fourali

Innovating in an Uncertain World: Understanding the Social, Technical and Systemic Barriers to Farmers Adopting New Technologies pp. 1-20

Louise Manning

Prevention Science Can’t Wait: An Interview with Dr. Diana H. Fishbein pp. 1-15

Alan C. Logan and Diana H. Fishbein

The Socio-Spatial Distribution and Equity of Access to Urban Parks: A Case Study of Bengaluru, India pp. 1-15

Nilanjan Bhor and Dhananjayan Mayavel

How Constructionist Perspectives on Learning Can Improve Learning and Prevent Accidents in High-Risk Industries pp. 1-14

Thomas Wold

Planetary Health Education: Exploring Students’ Perceptions of Climate Change in a School in Southern Amazonas pp. 1-18

Paula Regina Humbelino de Melo, Péricles Vale Alves, Vandoir Bourscheidt and Tatiana Souza de Camargo

Book Review: Climate, Psychology, and Change: Reimagining Psychotherapy in an Era of Global Disruption and Climate Anxiety; Bednarek, S., Ed.; North Atlantic Books: Berkeley, CA, USA, 2024; ISBN: 979-8889840817 pp. 1-3

Andrew Haddon Kemp

Communicating for Sustainability in the Digital Age: Toward a New Paradigm of Literacy pp. 1-19

Brian L. Ott

Supporting Ageing Populations in Developing Countries: A Comparative Analysis of Pension Schemes and Policy Insights pp. 1-16

Tual Sawn Khai, Jacob Oppong Nkansah, Abdul Wali Khan and Muhammad Asaduzzaman

The Folly of Food Waste amidst Food Insecurity in the United States: A Literature Review pp. 1-17

Michael F. Royer

Voices from the North: Exploring Sámi People’s Perspectives on Environmental Change and Mental Well-Being: A Systematic Literature Review pp. 1-21

Valesca S. M. Venhof, Carolyn Stephens and Pim Martens

Participatory System Mapping for Food Systems: Lessons Learned from a Case Study of Comox Valley, Canada pp. 1-22

Mohaddese Ghadiri, Robert Newell and Tamara Krawchenko

Unlocking the Transformative Potential of Outdoor Office Work—A Constructivist Grounded Theory Study pp. 1-22

Charlotte Petersson Troije, Ebba Lisberg Jensen, David Redmalm and Lena Wiklund Gustin

Volume 15, issue 1, 2024

Theory of Constraints and Bitcoin: Introducing a New Fulcrum pp. 1-8

Rupert L. Matthews

Access to Human Health Benefits of Forests in Rural Low and Middle-Income Countries: A Literature Review and Conceptual Framework pp. 1-16

Ranaivo A. Rasolofoson

The Natural World in Western Thought pp. 1-16

Mazhar Ali Jarwar, Stefano Dumontet and Vincenzo Pasquale

Cultivating Pearls of Wisdom: Creating Protected Niche Spaces for Inner Transformations amidst the Metacrisis pp. 1-17

Kira Jade Cooper, Don G. McIntyre and Dan McCarthy

A Framework for Effective Collaboration with Crisis-Affected Communities pp. 1-17

Jo Rose and Claudia Milena Adler

Beneficial Properties and Sustainable Use of a Traditional Medicinal Plant: Griffonia simplicifolia pp. 1-17

Amirhossein Nazhand, Alessandra Durazzo, Massimo Lucarini, Fabrizia Guerra, Angélica Gomes Coêlho, Eliana B. Souto, Daniel Dias Rufino Arcanjo and Antonello Santini

A Review of Environmental Challenges Facing Martian Colonisation and the Potential for Terrestrial Microbes to Transform a Toxic Extraterrestrial Environment pp. 1-21

Daniel Keaney, Brigid Lucey and Karen Finn

Shifting Behaviors and Attitudes of Socially Stigmatizing Illnesses to Improve Wellbeing: A Conceptual Framework for Epilepsy pp. 1-12

Ofhani Prudance Musekwa and Lufuno Makhado

Food Systems and Planetary Health Nexus Elective: A Novel Approach to A Medical Education Imperative for the 21st Century pp. 1-12

Modan Goldman, Aditya Vaidyam, Sindhu Parupalli, Holly Rosencranz, Davendra Ramkumar and Japhia Ramkumar

Re-Imagining Alternative Futures through Empowerment pp. 1-14

Claudia Milena Adler

Exploring the Interplay of Pro-Environmental Attitudes, Dietary Choices, and Packaging Preferences: A Virtual Reality Restaurant Scenario Study pp. 1-10

Ana Rita Farias, Hakan Lane, Jayanna Killingsworth, Julia M. Warden and Sara Wais

Untangling the Processes of Bitcoin: An Organizational Learning Perspective pp. 1-18

Rupert L. Matthews

Addressing Planetary Health through the Blockchain—Hype or Hope? A Scoping Review pp. 1-13

Rita Issa, Chloe Wood, Srivatsan Rajagopalan, Roman Chestnov, Heather Chesters and Geordan Shannon

Cultivating Resilience in Chaos: Localisation as a Mechanism for Sustainability and Inner Development in Syria’s Humanitarian Crisis pp. 1-13

Jo Rose and Eslam Elbaaly

Low-Cost Non-Contact Forest Inventory: A Case Study of Kieni Forest in Kenya pp. 1-20

Cedric Kiplimo, Ciira wa Maina and Billy Okal

Bitcoin Use Cases: A Scoping Review pp. 1-15

Emma Apatu and Poornima Goudar

Investigating Terrestrial and Extraterrestrial Bioremediation through Microbial Action Using Raman Spectroscopy pp. 1-15

Daniel Keaney, Venkata V. B. Yallapragada, Liam O’Faolain, Ganga Chinna Rao Devarapu, Karen Finn and Brigid Lucey

Volume 14, issue 4, 2023

Bitcoin and Its Energy, Environmental, and Social Impacts: An Assessment of Key Research Needs in the Mining Sector pp. 1-29

Murray A. Rudd, Lee Bratcher, Simon Collins, David Branscum, Matthew Carson, Shaun Connell, Elliot David, Magdalena Gronowska, Sebastien Hess, Austin Mitchell, Matt Prusak, Kyle Schneps, Maxim Serezhin, Scott A. Wolfe and Dennis Porter

Reducing Environmental Impacts at a Midwestern Academic Medical Center: Making Carbon Emissions Reduction a Reality pp. 1-12

Johannah Bjorgaard and Teddie Potter

Tools for Urban Climate Adaptation Plans: A Case Study on Bologna and Outcomes for Heat Wave Impact Reduction pp. 1-11

Letizia Cremonini, Teodoro Georgiadis, Marianna Nardino, Federica Rossi, Alessandro Rossi, Giovanna Pinca and Massimiliano Fazzini

The Burden of Yellow Fever on Migrating Humans through The Darién Gap, Adjacent Communities, and Primates’ Biodiversity pp. 1-11

Sabrina Simon, Marcos Amaku and Eduardo Massad

Planetary Health and Anthropocene Discourse: The Role of Muslim Religious Leaders pp. 1-16

Mona Said El-Sherbini, Yusuf Amuda Tajudeen, Habeebullah Jayeola Oladipo, Iyiola Olatunji Oladunjoye, Aminat Olaitan Adebayo and Jemilah Mahmood

Integrating “Top-Down” and “Community-Centric” Approaches for Community-Based Flood Early Warning Systems in Namibia pp. 1-17

Deolfa Josè Moisès, Nnenesi Kgabi and Olivia Kunguma

Regional Wealth Data Acquisition and Modeling: Innovations Needed for Advancement in Sustainable Wealth in Energy-Rich Regions pp. 1-17

Jason A. Hubbart and Hodjat Ghadimi

Climate Change Perceptions and Associated Characteristics in Canadian Prairie Agricultural Producers pp. 1-17

Sheena A. Stewart, Katherine D. Arbuthnott and David J. Sauchyn

Outcomes from the First European Planetary Health Congress at ARTIS in Amsterdam pp. 1-30

Remco Kort, Koen Arts, Josep M. Antó, Matty P. Berg, Gabrielle Cepella, Jennifer Cole, Amarylle van Doorn, Tomás van Gorp, Milo Grootjen, Joyeeta Gupta, Colin Hill, Eva van der Heide, Jef Huisman, Jopke Janmaat, Cristina O’Callaghan-Gordo, Juliette Mattijsen, Tulsi Modi, Evanne Nowak, Hans C. Ossebaard, Jessica den Outer, Bruno Pot, Frederike Praasterink, Marju Prass, Alexandre Robert, Michiel Roelse, Jaap Seidell, Hans Slabbekoorn, Wouter Spek, Ralf Klemens Stappen, Marleen Stikker, Jorieke van der Stelt, Marian Stuiver, Rembrandt Sutorius, Jip van Trommel, Martine Veenman, Christian Weij and Pim Martens

Global Disparities in COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution: A Call for More Integrated Approaches to Address Inequities in Emerging Health Challenges pp. 1-9

Muhammad Asaduzzaman, Tual Sawn Khai, Vergil de Claro and Farzana Zaman

The Design and Testing of a Text Message for Use as an Informational Nudge in a Novel Food Insecurity Intervention pp. 1-13

Michael F. Royer and Christopher Wharton

Gastronomy: An Overlooked Arena for the Cultivation of Sustainable Meaning? pp. 1-20

Daniel Östergren, Ute Walter, Bernt Gustavsson and Inger M. Jonsson

Planet.Health: An Ecosystem Approach to Imagine and Coordinate for Planetary Health Futures pp. 1-10

Geordan Shannon, Alix Faddoul, Alexander Lai, Tony Lai, Jeremy Lauer, Srivatsan Rajagopalan and Rita Issa

Planetary Health Initiatives in Rural Education at a Riverside School in Southern Amazonas, Brazil pp. 1-10

Paula Regina Humbelino de Melo, Péricles Vale Alves and Tatiana Souza de Camargo

Exploring Autoethnographic and Arts-Based Approaches to Planetary Health: Honoring Diversity through Creativity, Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Loving Relationships pp. 1-10

Vanessa de Araujo Goes, Bwalya Lungu and Menzi Maseko

The FINDING-Food Intervention: A Mixed-Methods Feasibility Study Addressing Food Insecurity pp. 1-18

Michael F. Royer and Christopher Wharton

Volume 14, issue 3, 2023

Nutrition, Behavior, and the Criminal Justice System: What Took so Long? An Interview with Dr. Stephen J. Schoenthaler pp. 1-23

Alan C. Logan and Stephen J. Schoenthaler

Outcomes from the First European Planetary Health Hub Convening at ARTIS in Amsterdam pp. 1-19

Remco Kort, Jeremy Pivor, Josep M. Antó, Annemarie Bergsma, Peter J. Blankestijn, Olette Bollen, Egid van Bree, Joyce L. Browne, Judith de Bruin, Jasper Buikx, Chiara Cadeddu, Jennifer Cole, Francesca Costabile, Aimée de Croon, Anneliese Depoux, Ian Fussell, Bernhard Goodwin, Arte Groenewegen, Milo Grootjen, Jaana I. Halonen, Riitta-Maija Hämäläinen, Pieter ten Have, Martin Herrmann, Pauline de Heer, Godelieve van Heteren, Jopke Janmaat, Marija Jevtic, Hans Mulder, Nathalie Lambrecht, Vincenzo Lionetti, Camilla Alay Llamas, Maarten Manten, Pim Martens, Ariadna Moreno, Francine Müller, Cristina O’Callaghan-Gordo, Sara Muller, Cecilia Manosa Nyblon, Juliette Mattijsen, Hans Ossebaard, Karlien Pijnenborg, Nynke Postma, Lisa Pörtner, Marju Prass, Lekha Rathod, Alexandre Robert, Andrée Rochfort, Alexis Roig, Anja Schoch, Eva-Maria Schwienhorst-Stich, Ralf Klemens Stappen, Ingrid Stegeman, Jorieke van der Stelt, Peter Stenvinkel, Rembrandt Sutorius, Valesca Venhof, Martine Veenman, Leonardo Villani, Maike Voss, Michiel de Vries, Laura van der Zande, Andreea Zotinca, Arnau Queralt-Bassa and Samuel S. Myers

Investigating the Mental Health Impacts of Climate Change in Youth: Design and Implementation of the International Changing Worlds Study pp. 1-19

Ans Vercammen, Sandhya Kanaka Yatirajula, Mercian Daniel, Sandeep Maharaj, Michael H. Campbell, Natalie Greaves, Renzo Guinto, John Jamir Benzon Aruta, Criselle Angeline Peñamante, Britt Wray and Emma L. Lawrance

Legal Conditions for Refugees’ Mental Health: Implications of Legislative Changes in Programs for Newly Arrived Refugees in Sweden pp. 1-16

David Gunnarsson, Sofia Larsson and Linda Vikdahl

Bitcoin’s Carbon Footprint Revisited: Proof of Work Mining for Renewable Energy Expansion pp. 1-21

Juan Ignacio Ibañez and Alexander Freier

Planetary Health—Global Environmental Change and Emerging Infectious Disease: A New Undergraduate Online Asynchronous Course pp. 1-11

Kristina Monteiro, Ciciely Davy, Jesse Maurier and Katherine F. Smith

Lost Connections: Why the Growing Crisis of Loneliness Matters for Planetary Health pp. 1-7

Susan L. Prescott

The Escalation of Informal Settlement and the High Levels of Illegal Dumping Post-Apartheid: Systematic Review pp. 1-15

Xolisiwe Sinalo Grangxabe, Thabang Maphanga, Benett Siyabonga Madonsela, Babalwa Gqomfa, Takalani Terry Phungela, Karabo Concelia Malakane, Kgabo Humphrey Thamaga and Daniel Angwenyi

Evaluation of Everyday Living Areas for Deinstitutionalized Community-Living People with Mental Illness pp. 1-12

Yuri Nakai and Hisao Nakai

Volume 14, issue 2, 2023

A Medical Equipment Lifecycle Framework to Improve Healthcare Policy and Sustainability pp. 1-14

Bruce Mang, YeonJae Oh, Chabelly Bonilla and Jennifer Orth

Bitcoin Is Full of Surprises pp. 1-14

Murray A. Rudd

Burden and Psychological Distress in Caregivers of Persons with Addictions pp. 1-10

Mirjana Mikulić, Ivan Ćavar, Darija Jurišić, Ivana Jelinčić and Dunja Degmečić

Fish Consumption Improved Head Circumference and Mid-Upper Arm Circumference among Infants in Zambia: A Randomised Controlled Trial pp. 1-10

Given Chipili, Averalda Van Graan, Carl J. Lombard and Evette Van Niekerk

Liminality: Change Starts Within pp. 1-6

Vivianna Rodriguez Carreon

The Reemergence of Monkeypox in Nigeria pp. 1-8

Nzube Ekpunobi, Oluwamayowa Akinsuyi, Theresa Ariri and Temitope Ogunmola

Forest Inventories in Private and Protected Areas of Paraguay pp. 1-20

Andrew G. Cervantes, Patricia T. Vega Gutierrez and Seri C. Robinson

How Do Mindfulness Offerings Support Inner–Outer Sustainability Progress? A Sustainability Assessment of Online Mindfulness Interventions pp. 1-20

Kira J. Cooper and Robert B. Gibson

Phytoremediation of Heavy-Metal-Contaminated Soils: Capacity of Amaranth Plants to Extract Cadmium from Nutrient-Poor, Acidic Substrates pp. 1-9

Henrik Haller, Lesya Pronoza, Mark Dyer, Maya Ahlgren, Louise Bergqvist, Ginnette Flores-Carmenate and Anders Jonsson

Global Environmental Health Impacts of Rare Earth Metals: Insights for Research and Policy Making in Africa pp. 1-13

Habeebullah Jayeola Oladipo, Yusuf Amuda Tajudeen, Emmanuel O. Taiwo, Abdulbasit Opeyemi Muili, Rashidat Onyinoyi Yusuf, Sarat Ayomide Jimoh, Muhammad Kamaldeen Oladipo, Iyiola Olatunji Oladunjoye, Oluwaseyi Muyiwa Egbewande, Yusuff Inaolaji Sodiq, Abdulhakeem Funsho Ahmed and Mona Said El-Sherbini

Volume 14, issue 1, 2023

The Cooperative Spirit of Nature in the Kalevala Creation Myth: An Argument for Modern Animism pp. 1-15

Christina M. Gant

Relationships of First-Trimester Body Mass Index and Weight Change with Persistent Organic Pollutant Concentrations in Pregnant Canadian Individuals pp. 1-15

Marianne Levesque, Mariame Ouedraogo, Romina Fakhraei, Alysha Dingwall Harvey, Elizabeth Bratton, Mark Walker, Linda Dodds and Laura Gaudet

Challenges in Sustainable Beef Cattle Production: A Subset of Needed Advancements pp. 1-15

Jason A. Hubbart, Nathan Blake, Ida Holásková, Domingo Mata Padrino, Matthew Walker and Matthew Wilson

Traditional Foods, Globalization, Migration, and Public and Planetary Health: The Case of Tejate, a Maize and Cacao Beverage in Oaxacalifornia pp. 1-15

Daniela Soleri, David Arthur Cleveland, Flavio Aragón Cuevas, Violeta Jimenez and May C. Wang

Public Health Impact and Health System Preparedness within a Changing Climate in Bangladesh: A Scoping Review pp. 1-28

Mahin Al Nahian

Developing Trusted Voices for Planetary Health: Findings from a Clinicians for Planetary Health (C4PH) Workshop pp. 1-9

Michael Xie, Vanessa Góes, Melissa Lem, Kristin Raab, Tatiana Souza de Camargo, Enrique Falceto de Barros, Sandeep Maharaj and Teddie Potter

Towards Youth-Centred Planetary Health Education pp. 1-14

Kate C. Tilleczek, Mark Terry, Deborah MacDonald, James Orbinski and James Stinson

Planetary Health Requires Tapestry Thinking—Overcoming Silo Mentality pp. 1-6

Susan L. Prescott

Nature Connection: Providing a Pathway from Personal to Planetary Health pp. 1-23

John Zelenski, Sara Warber, Jake M. Robinson, Alan C. Logan and Susan L. Prescott

Mobilising the Next Generation of Planetary Health Leaders: The Dynamism of Youth Engagement in Malaysia pp. 1-12

Saidatul Maisarah Faiesall, Sarah Hanani Ahmad Tajuddin, Andrew Jason George, Nur Hazirah Marzuki, Oliver Lacey-Hall, Jemilah Mahmood, Gopalasamy Reuben Clements and Renzo Guinto

An Overview of Renewable Energy Technologies in the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa and the Rural Households’ Energy Poverty Coping Strategies pp. 1-12

Patrick Mukumba and Shylet Y. Chivanga

Adopting a Statistical, Mechanistic, Integrated Surveillance, Thermal Biology, and Holistic (SMITH) Approach for Arbovirus Control in a Changing Climate: A Review of Evidence pp. 1-12

Habeebullah Jayeola Oladipo, Yusuf Amuda Tajudeen, Iyiola Olatunji Oladunjoye, Sheriff Taye Mustapha, Yusuff Inaolaji Sodiq, Rashidat Onyinoyi Yusuf, Oluwaseyi Muyiwa Egbewande, Abdulbasit Opeyemi Muili, Taofeekat Oluwatosin Adigun, Emmanuel O. Taiwo and Mona Said El-Sherbini

Advancing Environmental Justice through the Integration of Traditional Ecological Knowledge into Environmental Policy pp. 1-11

Jennifer B. Rasmussen

Acknowledgment to the Reviewers of Challenges in 2022 pp. 1-3

Challenges Editorial Office

Remote Sensing from Different Sources for Crop Growth Monitoring in the Area of the Lower Northern Mississippi pp. 1-17

Yanbo Huang, Gary Feng, Haile Tewolde and Mark W. Shankle

Team Mindfulness in Online Academic Meetings to Reduce Burnout pp. 1-22

Carol Nash

100 Important Questions about Bitcoin’s Energy Use and ESG Impacts pp. 1-16

Murray A. Rudd

Intergenerational Deliberations for Long Term Sustainability pp. 1-16

Llinos Haf Spencer, Mary Lynch, Gwenlli Mair Thomas and Rhiannon Tudor Edwards

Education for Sustainability: Understanding Processes of Change across Individual, Collective, and System Levels pp. 1-16

Elin Pöllänen, Walter Osika, Eva Bojner Horwitz and Christine Wamsler