Pim Martens, Ph.D: Relationships for planetary health

Coconut Thinking

How might cultivating local relationships with humans and the more-than-human contribute to overall planetary health?

In this episode, I speak with Pim Martens. Pim has a PhD in applied mathematics and biological sciences. He is a professor of Planetary Health and dean of Maastricht University College Venlo. Pim has been a professor of Sustainable Development for 18 years and is currently the project leader and principal investigator of several projects related to planetary health, sustainability science and education, and human-animal-nature relationships. Pim Martens is a scientist and founder of AnimalWise, a “think and do tank” integrating scientific knowledge and animal advocacy to bring about sustainable change in our relationship with animals. Furthermore, he was the founding Director of the Maastricht University Graduate School of Sustainability Science (MUST) and initiated the M.Sc. program in Sustainability Science and Policy. We discuss:

🥥 The importance of developing empathy for non-human animals for a kinder world, including between humans;

🥥 How sustainability and regeneration begin with how we treat all living things;

🥥 How planetary health might reframe how we understand the networks of our interconnections.

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