{"id":84193,"date":"2026-10-13T08:52:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T06:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/?p=84193"},"modified":"2026-10-13T08:52:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T06:52:16","slug":"how-a-changing-environment-is-reshaping-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/embl-announcements\/how-a-changing-environment-is-reshaping-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"How a changing environment is reshaping mental health"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Environmental change is not only a matter of physical health and ecosystems; it can also affect the brain and mental health. This is the central message of the first report from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.environmental-project.org\/participants\/the-earth-brain-health-commission\/\">Earth Brain Health Commission<\/a>, an international group of more than 20 experts calling for mental health to be systematically integrated into decisions on the environment, climate, and urban development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Published in <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s44220-026-00737-y\"><em>Nature Mental Health<\/em>,<\/a> the report sets a concrete goal for the next decade: no major environmental intervention should be designed or evaluated without assessing its potential effects on mental health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the commission, extreme climate and weather events, air and noise pollution, urban stressors, biodiversity loss, and widening social inequality are associated with increased risks of anxiety, depression, trauma-related disorders, and cognitive decline.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These factors do not necessarily act independently. They often cluster in the same areas, affect the same populations, and act together through biological, psychological, and social pathways across the life course, from prenatal development through old age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cChallenging social and physical environments are critical triggers for the most common mental illnesses, and these are increasingly driven by climate-related changes, such as extreme weather events and population displacement,\u201d said Cornelius Gross, Head of EMBL Rome and one of the authors of the new report. \u201cThe Commission report lays out steps to protect our most vulnerable populations and to understand the mechanisms by which environmental exposures get under our skin.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>From research to public policy&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report argues that the main obstacle for the implementation of climate policies is not a lack of scientific knowledge, but the way evidence is collected and used. Population cohorts, Earth-observation systems, analytical methods, and policy tools already exist and can help assess the effects of environmental exposures on health. However, these resources are often used separately, and mental health is rarely considered in environmental decision-making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report also stresses the need to interpret the available evidence with caution. Much of the existing research identifies associations between environmental exposures and mental health, while the underlying causal mechanisms remain only partly understood. There is also a significant geographical gap: a large proportion of the available data comes from high-income countries, while some of the most rapid environmental and urban transformations are taking place elsewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEnvironmental change is not only an ecological or economic problem. It reaches the brain,\u201d said Gunter Schumann, who chaired the Commission. \u201cThe question is no longer whether the environment matters for mental health, but which specific exposures matter, for whom, at what stage of life, and which of them we can change. Our commitment is concrete: within ten years, a government deciding whether to invest in a cooling programme, flood defences, or a clean-air zone should be able to use its own data to understand the potential mental health consequences for the population it serves.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Putting vulnerable populations at the centre<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The effects of environmental change are not distributed equally. Children, older adults, people with disabilities, displaced populations, and communities in low- and middle-income countries and Small Island Developing States may face greater exposure to environmental risks while having fewer resources to adapt.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Commission also warns that interventions designed to improve the environment can themselves contribute to widening inequalities if equity is not considered from the outset. Measures such as urban greening and cooling programmes, for example, may reach better-resourced communities more quickly, leaving those most exposed further behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Commission therefore proposes directing resources towards the populations with the greatest needs and sets a specific target for research: at least 30% of the research it recommends should be led by partners from low- and middle-income countries and by affected communities. Communities should also be involved from the earliest stages of intervention design, before funding is allocated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Eight commitments for the next decade<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To translate scientific evidence into concrete action, the Commission has identified eight areas for intervention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Key recommendations include integrating mental health indicators into climate plans, environmental impact assessments, and urban policies from 2027; linking early-warning systems for heat and air quality with mental-health support; and incorporating mental well-being into environmental, urban and climate governance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Commission also proposes stricter criteria for the use of artificial intelligence in risk prediction, including public audits of the quality and fairness of these systems. It calls for urban greening programmes to be assessed not only by the number of trees planted, but also by their effects on loneliness, belonging, and social cohesion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another goal is to broaden how progress is measured: within five years, at least five countries should pilot systems that consider well-being, planetary health, and economic growth together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally, the Commission proposes the creation of an Earth\u2013Brain\u2013Health Research Fund and a Global Observatory, to be operational by 2028, to coordinate research, monitor progress, and publish an annual report on implementation of the commitments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Report launched at ECNP Congress<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Earth Brain Health Commission\u2019s report was officially launched at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecnp.eu\/congress2026\/registration\/?gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=23567053897&amp;gbraid=0AAAAADnOuAlpYjb2Es48rJ-dgIcZ2uAOQ&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjw25fWBhAVEiwAMopNjkWZFiatLEez8nN67NSoGoGHO7adtXjTOM410gmKv2nfCDzOBwWFIxoCH3kQAvD_BwE\">ECNP Congress<\/a> in Munich on 12 October. A Commission delegation presented and discussed the recommendations during a session examining the scientific evidence on the relationship between urban environments and mental health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Commission aims to move mental health from the margins to the core of environmental and climate policy: understanding how the environment affects the brain and mental well-being can help design interventions that are more effective, more equitable, and better able to protect population health over the long term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<article class=\"vf-card vf-card--brand vf-card--bordered vf-u-margin__bottom--800\" default>\n  \n  <div class=\"vf-card__content | vf-stack vf-stack--400\">\n          <h3 class=\"vf-card__heading\">\n        \n        About the Earth Brain Health Commission\n              <\/h3>\n    \n    \n          <p class=\"vf-card__text\">The Earth Brain Health Commission convened by Springer Nature and the Horizon Europe Project environMENTAL addresses how environmental megatrends like urbanisation, climate change, air pollution, and social inequity can impair mental well-being and cognition globally. The Commission brought together specialists in epidemiology, neuroscience, psychiatry, environmental and climate science, geography, social science, public health, ethics and digital innovation, from institutions in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vf-card__text\">This work was supported by the European Union-funded Horizon Europe project environMENTAL (101057429), co-funding from UK Research and Innovation under the UK Government&#8217;s Horizon Europe funding guarantee (10041392, 10038599), and the National Key R&amp;D Program of Ministry of Science and Technology of China (MOST 2023YFE0199700).<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"vf-divider\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 id=\"Italian\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">I cambiamenti ambientali influenzano la salute mentale <\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Una commissione internazionale di esperti, che include Cornelius Gross, Direttore di EMBL Roma, invita governi, amministrazioni locali e finanziatori della ricerca a considerare la salute mentale un indicatore fondamentale delle politiche ambientali, urbane e climatiche<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I cambiamenti ambientali non riguardano soltanto la salute fisica e gli ecosistemi: possono avere conseguenze anche sul cervello e sulla salute mentale. \u00c8 questo il messaggio al centro del primo rapporto della <a href=\"https:\/\/www.environmental-project.org\/participants\/the-earth-brain-health-commission\/\">Earth Brain Health Commission<\/a>, una commissione internazionale di oltre 20 esperti che chiede di integrare sistematicamente la salute mentale nelle decisioni in materia di ambiente, clima e sviluppo urbano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il rapporto, pubblicato su <em><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s44220-026-00737-y\">Nature Mental Health<\/a><\/em>, propone un obiettivo concreto per il prossimo decennio: nessun grande intervento ambientale dovrebbe essere progettato o valutato senza un&#8217;analisi dei suoi potenziali effetti sulla salute mentale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Secondo la Commissione, eventi climatici e meteorologici estremi, inquinamento atmosferico e acustico, stress legato alla vita urbana, perdita di biodiversit\u00e0 e crescenti disuguaglianze sociali sono associati a un aumento del rischio di ansia, depressione, disturbi legati a eventi traumatici e declino cognitivo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Questi fattori, inoltre, non agiscono necessariamente in modo indipendente. Spesso si concentrano nelle stesse aree e colpiscono le stesse popolazioni, interagendo attraverso meccanismi biologici, psicologici e sociali lungo tutto l&#8217;arco della vita, dallo sviluppo prenatale alla vecchiaia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGli ambienti sociali e fisici avversi sono importanti fattori scatenanti per le malattie mentali pi\u00f9 comuni e sono sempre pi\u00f9 influenzati dai cambiamenti legati al clima, come gli eventi meteorologici estremi e gli spostamenti delle popolazioni\u201d, afferma Cornelius Gross, Direttore di EMBL Roma e membro della Commissione. \u201cIl rapporto individua una serie di azioni per proteggere le popolazioni pi\u00f9 vulnerabili e per comprendere i meccanismi attraverso i quali le esposizioni ambientali influenzano il nostro organismo e la nostra salute mentale.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Dalla ricerca alle politiche pubbliche<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Per la Commissione, il principale ostacolo non \u00e8 la mancanza di conoscenze scientifiche, ma il modo in cui queste vengono raccolte e utilizzate. Esistono gi\u00e0 coorti di popolazione, sistemi di osservazione della Terra, metodi analitici e strumenti di policy in grado di contribuire alla valutazione degli effetti dell&#8217;ambiente sulla salute. Tuttavia, questi strumenti sono spesso utilizzati separatamente e la salute mentale viene raramente considerata nei processi decisionali ambientali.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il rapporto sottolinea inoltre che le evidenze disponibili devono essere interpretate con cautela. Gran parte degli studi mostra associazioni tra esposizioni ambientali e salute mentale, mentre i meccanismi causali sono ancora solo parzialmente compresi. A ci\u00f2 si aggiunge una significativa lacuna geografica: molti dei dati disponibili provengono dai Paesi ad alto reddito, mentre alcune delle trasformazioni ambientali e urbane pi\u00f9 rapide stanno avvenendo in altre regioni del mondo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIl cambiamento ambientale non \u00e8 soltanto un problema ecologico o economico. Raggiunge il cervello\u201d, afferma il Professor Gunter Schumann, Chair della Commissione. \u201cLa domanda non \u00e8 pi\u00f9 se l&#8217;ambiente sia importante per la salute mentale, ma quali esposizioni siano rilevanti, per chi, in quale fase della vita e quali di queste possiamo modificare. Il nostro impegno \u00e8 concreto: entro dieci anni, un governo che debba decidere se investire in un programma di raffrescamento, in opere di difesa dalle inondazioni o in una zona a basse emissioni dovrebbe poter utilizzare i propri dati per comprendere le possibili conseguenze sulla salute mentale della popolazione.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Le persone pi\u00f9 vulnerabili al centro<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gli effetti dei cambiamenti ambientali non sono distribuiti in modo uniforme. Bambini, anziani, persone con disabilit\u00e0, popolazioni sfollate e comunit\u00e0 dei Paesi a basso e medio reddito e dei piccoli Stati insulari in via di sviluppo possono essere maggiormente esposti ai rischi e, al tempo stesso, disporre di meno risorse per adattarsi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La Commissione avverte inoltre che anche gli interventi pensati per migliorare l&#8217;ambiente possono contribuire ad ampliare le disuguaglianze se non vengono progettati tenendo conto dell&#8217;equit\u00e0. Interventi come la creazione di nuove aree verdi o i programmi di raffrescamento urbano, ad esempio, possono raggiungere pi\u00f9 rapidamente le comunit\u00e0 con maggiori risorse, lasciando indietro proprio quelle maggiormente esposte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Per questo motivo, la Commissione propone di indirizzare le risorse verso le popolazioni che ne hanno maggiore necessit\u00e0 e stabilisce un obiettivo specifico per la ricerca: almeno il 30% della ricerca raccomandata dovrebbe essere guidato da partner dei Paesi a basso e medio reddito e dalle comunit\u00e0 direttamente interessate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il coinvolgimento delle comunit\u00e0 dovrebbe inoltre iniziare gi\u00e0 nella fase di progettazione degli interventi, prima dell&#8217;assegnazione dei finanziamenti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Otto impegni per i prossimi dieci anni<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Per trasformare le evidenze scientifiche in azioni concrete, la Commissione ha individuato otto aree di intervento.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tra le principali raccomandazioni figurano l&#8217;integrazione degli indicatori di salute mentale nei piani climatici, nelle valutazioni di impatto ambientale e nelle politiche urbane, a partire dal 2027; il collegamento tra sistemi di allerta precoce per il caldo e la qualit\u00e0 dell&#8217;aria e interventi di prevenzione e supporto alla salute mentale; e l&#8217;inclusione del benessere mentale nei processi di governance ambientale, urbana e climatica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La Commissione propone inoltre criteri pi\u00f9 stringenti per l&#8217;impiego dell&#8217;intelligenza artificiale nella previsione dei rischi, attraverso audit pubblici sulla qualit\u00e0 e sull&#8217;equit\u00e0 dei sistemi, e invita a valutare gli interventi di sviluppo del verde urbano non solo sulla base del numero di alberi piantati, ma anche del loro effetto su solitudine, appartenenza e coesione sociale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Un ulteriore obiettivo \u00e8 ampliare il modo in cui viene misurato il progresso: entro cinque anni, almeno cinque Paesi dovrebbero sperimentare sistemi che considerino insieme benessere, salute del pianeta e crescita economica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Infine, la Commissione propone la creazione di un Earth\u2013Brain\u2013Health Research Fund e di un Global Observatory, operativi entro il 2028, per coordinare la ricerca, monitorare i progressi e pubblicare ogni anno un rapporto sull&#8217;attuazione degli impegni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Il rapporto presentato al Congresso ECNP<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il rapporto della Earth Brain Health Commission \u00e8 stato presentato ufficialmente al Congresso ECNP di Monaco di Baviera il 12 ottobre. Una delegazione della Commissione ha illustrato e discusso le raccomandazioni durante una sessione dedicata alle evidenze scientifiche sul rapporto tra ambiente urbano e salute mentale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L&#8217;obiettivo della Commissione \u00e8 spostare il tema della salute mentale da una posizione marginale a una componente strutturale delle politiche ambientali e climatiche: comprendere come l&#8217;ambiente influenzi il cervello e il benessere mentale significa poter progettare interventi pi\u00f9 efficaci, pi\u00f9 equi e capaci di proteggere la salute delle popolazioni nel lungo periodo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<article class=\"vf-card vf-card--brand vf-card--bordered vf-u-margin__bottom--800\" default>\n  \n  <div class=\"vf-card__content | vf-stack vf-stack--400\">\n          <h3 class=\"vf-card__heading\">\n        \n        La Earth Brain Health Commission\n              <\/h3>\n    \n    \n          <p class=\"vf-card__text\">La <a class=\"vf-card__link\" 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