“Airborne zoonotic transmission is an increasingly recognised One Health challenge, linking animal, environmental, and human health through ‘the air we all breathe’. This presentation will introduce key mechanisms by which pathogens can spread from animals to humans through the environment. We will dive into real-world examples, including outbreaks where airborne transmission played a critical role. Attention will be given to how human behaviour, agricultural systems, and surrounding environmental conditions modulate the risk of transmission. The session will illustrate how integrated One Health approaches can reduce the risk and impact of airborne zoonoses.”

“Soils are the basis of many ecosystem functions such as carbon and nutrient cycling, water purification, and food production. However, they are often seen only as ‘dirt’ and ignored by people and policy makers. In this talk I will discuss the ways soils are linked to human health (through air quality and food) and how they as largest terrestrial carbon sinks,  regulate carbon cycling, and in this way affect climate. I will further highlight the need of interdisciplinary connections to solve big societal issues and talk about our ongoing interdisciplinary projects to link soils to gut health and policy (Soils2Guts) and to understand and steer soil carbon storage across Dutch land uses.”

“I never hear about the ozone hole anymore, isn’t it solved? This is a question I hear often. In my presentation I will explain what causes depletion of the ozone layer, how the Montreal Protocol was designed, what the world would have looked like without the protocol, what the current status of the ozone hole is and how protection of the ozone layer is also helping to fight climate change. I will discuss how various groups of people, policymakers, scientist, industry and consumers, played a role in this.”