Collaborative Work
WVEA Focus Groups bring together experts, thought leaders, and frontline practitioners to guide strategy, drive action, and raise awareness across education, global policy, biodiversity, sustainability in-practice and sustainability on-farm.
Across the globe, veterinary professionals are recognising our vital role in responding to the climate, biodiversity, and pollution crises. There is already so much inspiring work happening, yet there is a real opportunity for global coordination that can accelerate change and amplify impact.
The focus groups will connect the people who are driving change locally and offer a space to share, collaborate, and accelerate change together. WVEA will support the Focus Groups to seek funding to get the Group’s projects off the ground.
Education
- Influence national and international veterinary associations to embed climate science, adaptation, sustainability, biodiversity protection and planetary health into all veterinary curricula globally.
- Facilitate practical sustainability training that is effective, credible and continuous across the profession.
- Share best practices and models from those currently leading in this space.
- Presentations at veterinary conferences worldwide.
Global Policy
- Unite the veterinary profession as a global voice for animal health and welfare in the face of the triple planetary crisis.
- Advocate for animals who have no voice to speak.
- Facilitate national veterinary associations having a policy on climate, sustainability and the protection of biodiversity.
Biodiversity
- Empower a global veterinary-led response to the biodiversity crisis, grounded in One Health and ecological stewardship.
- Promote responsible prescribing and procurement including targeted use of parasiticides and antimicrobials.
- Educate clients about coexistence strategies.
- Share tools and resources that enable veterinarians to act as sentinels and first responders to emerging infectious diseases.
Sustainability
In-Clinic & Equine
- Drive practical sustainability, emissions reduction and circular solutions across veterinary practice and industry.
- Inspire and support veterinary professionals to act locally while collaborating globally.
- Build and promote the business case for net-zero veterinary care.
- Championing environmental responsibility and climate resilience while safeguarding high standards of animal care eg. parasiticide use.
Sustainability
On-Farm
- Empower veterinarians as key partners in the transition of livestock agriculture worldwide toward climate-smart, welfare-centred, economically resilient and regenerative systems.
- Promote methane reduction.
- Protect food security.
- Support veterinarians, farmers, and communities on the frontline of climate impacts.
How to Join?
Focus Groups expect to meet either monthly or quarterly, depending on the needs and capacity of the group.
Sign up as a WVEA member using the Join page and indicate that you are interested in a Focus Group or email hello@worldvetalliance.org.