Publications by authors named "H G Keune"

Background: Nature-based Solutions (NbS) are vital for addressing climate change and biodiversity loss, yet their benefits are often unequally distributed. This study introduces the Environmental Health Citizen Interview Tool, aiming to inclusively capture diverse perspectives on environmental wellbeing using qualitative research methods. The principles of epistemic justice and planetary health are central to its development.

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  • Integrated nature-based interventions in healthcare are emerging as effective strategies to enhance both health and biodiversity, but there is a lack of robust quality assessment for these interventions.
  • A qualitative study involving 22 professionals from seven Belgian healthcare facilities was conducted to refine a preliminary quality framework for evaluating integrated nature-based interventions.
  • Findings highlighted the complexity of these interventions and resulted in nine quality criteria, including one newly identified criterion focused on capacity building, alongside existing ones from prior research.
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Biodiversity underpins the functioning of ecosystems and the diverse benefits that nature provides to people, yet is being lost at an unprecedented rate. To halt or reverse biodiversity loss, it is critical to understand the complex interdependencies between biodiversity and key drivers and sectors to inform the development of holistic policies and actions. We conducted a literature review on the interlinkages between biodiversity and climate change, food, water, energy, transport and health ("the biodiversity nexus").

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Introduction: Implementing integrated nature-based interventions that simultaneously serve human health and the restoration of biodiversity in healthcare facilities is considered a promising strategy. As an emerging field of research and practice in healthcare, identification of quality criteria is necessary to support desired outcomes related to biodiversity, human health and intervention processes. This study is part of a larger research project in collaboration with the Flemish Agency of Nature and Forest in Belgium.

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