TY - JOUR
T1 - Mechanisms underpinning flourishing at the interface of humans and other natural entities
T2 - an umbrella review
AU - Maloney, Shannon
AU - Henning, Thomas
AU - Zhu, Haiou
AU - Martin, Benjamin
AU - Hinze, Verena
AU - Montero-Marin, Jesus
AU - Maj van der Velden, Anne
AU - Moore, Joseph
AU - Wilhelm, Katrin
AU - Lomax, Tessa
AU - G Reinecke, Madeline
AU - Awad, Edmond
AU - Boyle, Joseph
AU - Fleming, William
AU - Taylor, Laura
AU - Broome, Matthew
AU - Thorogood, Christopher
AU - Scerif, Gaia
AU - Malhi, Yadvinder
AU - Singh, Ilina
AU - Kuyken, Willem
PY - 2026/7
Y1 - 2026/7
N2 - Ecological-collective-flourishing (e-co-flourishing) describes the interconnected flourishing of human and non-human natural entities. Despite existing conceptual frameworks, translation into practice remains inadequate owing to insufficient synthesis of empirically tested mechanisms driving change across human and ecological systems. We conducted an umbrella review of systematic reviews examining mechanisms at the e-co-flourishing interface. Searches of seven databases and four grey literature sources identified nine eligible reviews. Evidence supported several cross-domain mechanisms, including psychological (eg, attention restoration and reduced stress), social (eg, cohesion and contact), physical (eg, activity), and environmental pathways (eg, reduced stressors and enhanced environmental quality). Psychological mechanisms showed the most consistent support, whereas evidence for other mechanism domains was mixed. Evidence for causality was weak and largely derived from cross-sectional and qualitative studies, and no reviews examined reciprocal mechanisms influencing both human and non-human flourishing. Future research should prioritise rigorous designs, theory-driven testing, and replication to strengthen evidence for equitable and sustainable e-co-flourishing pathways.
AB - Ecological-collective-flourishing (e-co-flourishing) describes the interconnected flourishing of human and non-human natural entities. Despite existing conceptual frameworks, translation into practice remains inadequate owing to insufficient synthesis of empirically tested mechanisms driving change across human and ecological systems. We conducted an umbrella review of systematic reviews examining mechanisms at the e-co-flourishing interface. Searches of seven databases and four grey literature sources identified nine eligible reviews. Evidence supported several cross-domain mechanisms, including psychological (eg, attention restoration and reduced stress), social (eg, cohesion and contact), physical (eg, activity), and environmental pathways (eg, reduced stressors and enhanced environmental quality). Psychological mechanisms showed the most consistent support, whereas evidence for other mechanism domains was mixed. Evidence for causality was weak and largely derived from cross-sectional and qualitative studies, and no reviews examined reciprocal mechanisms influencing both human and non-human flourishing. Future research should prioritise rigorous designs, theory-driven testing, and replication to strengthen evidence for equitable and sustainable e-co-flourishing pathways.
U2 - 10.1016/j.lanplh.2026.101450
DO - 10.1016/j.lanplh.2026.101450
M3 - Article
SN - 2542-5196
VL - 10
JO - The Lancet Planetary Health
JF - The Lancet Planetary Health
IS - 7
M1 - 101450
ER -