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xx Kerstin  Friesenbichler Policy officer and project manager at Umweltdachverband, an Austrian NGO environmental umbrella organisation. Her work mainly concerns biodiversity, nature conservation and protected areas, the interlinkages of biodiver- sity and human health, and awareness raising among decision-makers and the gen- eral public. She has a master’s degree in nature conservation and biodiversity management. Richard  A.  Fuller Professor of Conservation and Biodiversity at the University of Queensland, Australia. He studies how people have affected the natural world around them. Much of his work is interdisciplinary, focusing on the interactions between people and nature, how these can be enhanced, and how these relationships can be shaped to build solutions to the biodiversity crisis. Mireia  Gascon Environmental epidemiologist at the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Spain. During her PhD, she focused on estimating the impact of pre- and postnatal exposures to chemicals on child health. After obtaining her PhD, she focused her research on improving scientific understanding of the health impacts of the urban environment, particularly air pollution and green spaces and transport planning. Franz  Gatzweiler Professor at the Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He is executive director of the global science program on system science for urban health and well-being under the International Science Council. His research has focused on the value of ecosystems and biodiversity and institutional change in complex social and ecological systems. Anna  Gilchrist Lecturer in environmental planning at the University of Manchester, UK.  Her research is focused on biodiversity and ecosystem responses to environmental change and the pressures that are created under changing sociopo- litical conditions. Alistair  Griffiths Director of Science and Collections at the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) in the UK and member of the RHS Executive Board. He leads a highly skilled team of scientists focused on research to provide evidence-based solutions to address environmental and horticultural challenges. Prior to the RHS, he was a key player in using horticulture science to create the award-winning Eden Project. His interest is in the science of gardening to benefit the health of biodiver- sity, the environment, and people. Barbara  Häsler Senior lecturer in Agrihealth at the Royal Veterinary College, University of London, UK.  Her research focuses on the  application of integrated health approaches to food systems, and how changes in those approaches affect food safety and food security. She  also studies  how to improve the well-being of people and animals through better resource allocation. About the Editors and Contributors