COHAB INITIATIVE SECRETARIAT COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE

Cohab Initiative Secretariat Company Limited by Guarantee is the driving force behind the Cohab Initiative – an international, interdisciplinary platform that bridges the gap between biodiversity and human health. By fostering collaboration among governments, civil society, the private sector and research communities, Cohab works to embed the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity into health policy, practice and the broader Sustainable Development Goals agenda.

Through a suite of knowledge‑exchange activities, policy‑briefings and collaborative research, the Initiative supports existing programmes on health and biodiversity conservation, promotes the integration of ecosystem services into health‑care planning, and champions approaches such as One Health, Ecohealth and planetary health. Its work is underpinned by a clear vision: a world where universal, equitable health care and ecosystem sustainability are mutually reinforcing, where the differentiated impacts of biodiversity loss are recognised, and where local and indigenous communities are empowered to protect their biocultural heritage.

Cohab serves a global audience of policymakers, scientists, NGOs and community groups, providing the strategic framework and evidence base needed to turn the linkages between nature and well‑being into concrete, collaborative action.