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Prof Dr
Pim Martens
Born29 June 1968
NationalityDutch
OccupationProfessor Planetary Health
Websitehttps://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/p-martens

Pim Martens (born 29 June 1968) is a Dutch scientist, who pioniered in the field of the health impacts of climate change[1], sustainability science, planetary health and sustainable human-animal relationships. He contributed to the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 as a member of the IPCC[2], and was the professor of the honorary doctorate given to Nobel-Price Laureate Paul Crutzen[3] at Maastricht University. Pim Martens strongly advocates scientists to become scientivists.[4]

Education

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Pim Martens obtained a M.Sc. degree in Biological Health Sciences (1991) and a M.Sc. degree in Environmental Health Sciences (1993) at Maastricht University. He did his PhD on applied mathematics (entitled: Health impacts of climate change and ozone depletion: an eco-epidemiological modelling approach) at the RIVM and Maastricht University, which he obtained in 1997. In 2008 he became professor of Sustainable Development and in 2022 professor of Planetary Health at Maastricht University. His second PhD in Biological Sciences (entitled: Sustanimalism: a sustainable perspective on the relationship between human and non-human animals) he received in 2020 from Aberystwyth University.

Career

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During his PhD, Martens worked on the project ‘Global Dynamics and Sustainable Development’ (RIVM), after which became an assistant professor at the Department of Mathematics, Maastricht university. He worked for several months as a Fulbright New Century Scholar within the programme 'Health in a Borderless World' at Harvard University (Centre for Health and the Global Environment). Upon his return, he was part of the team that started the International Centre for Integrated assessment and Sustainable development (ICIS) at Maastricht University, Maastricht (of which he has been director for 9 years). Since 2021 Martens is the dean of the University College Venlo and he holds the chair Planetary Health at Maastricht University since 2022.[5]

Throughout his career, Martens' work gained (inter)national media attention and he is consistently referred to as an expert on planetary health issues.[6][7][8][9][10]

Awards and honorary professorships

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Martens is winner of the Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel-Forschungspreis[11]. Pim Martens has been a Leverhulme professor at Aberystwyth University (Wales)[12], a research professor at ETH Zürich, (Switzerland) and Leuphana University Lüneburg (Germany)[13], and visiting scholar at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (UK), Heidelberg University, (Germany), and Shandong University (China)[14]. He was also a senior fellow in the Ethics of the Anthropocene Program at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and he has been a member of the Dutch Health Council and the Dutch Royal Academy of Science’s Planetary Health Committee.[15]

Research

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Martens was one of the first researchers to quantify the relationship between global climate changes and human health, by developing the MIASMA[16] model (MIASMA: Modelling framework for the health Impact Assessment of Man-induced Atmospheric changes.) in 1998. He developed the Maastricht Globalisation Index[17] and contributed to the field of Sustainability Science[18]. He introduced the concept of ‘sustanimalism’[19] and ‘scientivism’[20], and the 'ecological paw-print'[21], and is currently project-leader and principal investigator of several projects related to planetary health, sustainability science, indigenous perspectives[22], and human-animal-nature relationships.

Pim Martens is a scientivist and founder of  AnimalWise[23], a “think and do tank” integrating scientific knowledge and animal advocacy to bring about sustainable change in our relationship with animals.

Publications

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Martens wrote over 150 scientific publications and several books about the effects of climate change on our health, sustainability science, planetary health and 'sustanimalism'. He also published two documentaries on Indigenous Perspectives on climate change and human-animal relationships.

Selected books

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  • Martens, P., Reesink, M. & Soeters, K. (2022). Dierzaamheid. Uitgeverij Noorboek (in Dutch).
  • Martens, P. (2020). Sustanimalism: a sustainable perspective on the relationship between human and non-human animals. Global Academy Press, De Bilt.
  • Dreher, A., Gaston, N. & Martens, P. (2008). Measuring Globalisation – Gauging Its Consequences, New York: Springer.
  • Martens, P. & McMichael, A.J. (eds.) (2002). Environment, climate change and health: concepts and methods. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
  • Martens, P. (1998). Health and climate change: Modelling the impacts of global warming and ozone depletion. Earthscan Publications Ltd, London.

References

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  1. ^ "How Will Climate Change Affect Human Health?". American Scientist. 2017-02-06. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  2. ^ "The Nobel Peace Prize 2007". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  3. ^ "Honorary Doctoral Degrees". www.mpic.de. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  4. ^ Says, Tiborhartelt (2012-09-20). "Scientivists urgently needed!". Ideas for Sustainability. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  5. ^ "Prof Dr Pim Martens (P.) | Maastricht University". www.maastrichtuniversity.nl. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  6. ^ "Pim Martens". NRC (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  7. ^ Development, PodBean. "Pim Martens - Professor of Planetary Health at the University of Maastricht | Planetary Health Talks". planetaryhealthtalks.podbean.com. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  8. ^ myprivacy.dpgmedia.be https://www.demorgen.be/tech-wetenschap/hoogleraar-pim-martens-breekt-lans-voor-dierzaamheid-de-grootste-dierenliefhebbers-hebben-zelf-geen-huisdieren~b56bc92c/?referrer=https://www.google.com/. Retrieved 2024-08-30. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ^ "Wat moeten dierentuinen doen om te overleven? 'Van de overheid krijgen we weinig compensatie'". EenVandaag (in Dutch). 2020-07-23. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  10. ^ Bavard, Chiméne (2024-02-15). "Tunnettu hollantilainen tiedemies meni ensimmäistä kertaa avantoon Lahdessa – "Minulla on velvollisuus olla myös aktivisti"". Etelä-Suomen Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  11. ^ "Prof. Dr. Pim Martens". www.humboldt-foundation.de. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  12. ^ "Visiting Professorship. Professor Pim Martens". Aberystwyth Research Portal. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  13. ^ "Pim Martens - Leuphana Universität Lüneburg". fox.leuphana.de. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  14. ^ "荷兰马斯特里赫特大学Pim Martens教授做客哲社学院可持续发展系列前沿讲座-山东大学哲学与社会发展学院". www.sps.sdu.edu.cn. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  15. ^ "Planetary Health. An emerging field to be developed - KNAW". knaw.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  16. ^ "The Inter-Sectoral Impact Model Intercomparison Project". ISIMIP (in German). Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  17. ^ Dreher, Axel; Gaston, Noel; Martens, Pim (2008-12-05). Measuring Globalisation: Gauging Its Consequences. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-0-387-74069-0.
  18. ^ Heinrichs, Harald; Martens, Pim; Michelsen, Gerd; Wiek, Arnim (2015-11-26). Sustainability Science: An Introduction. Springer. ISBN 978-94-017-7242-6.
  19. ^ "Sustanimalism: A Unique View on Human-Nonhuman Relationships | Psychology Today". www.psychologytoday.com. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  20. ^ Martens, Pim (2020-07-13). "scientivist". PIM MARTENS. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  21. ^ Martens, Pim; Su, Bingtao; Deblomme, Samantha (2019-06-01). "The Ecological Paw Print of Companion Dogs and Cats". BioScience. 69 (6): 467–474. doi:10.1093/biosci/biz044. ISSN 0006-3568. PMC 6551214. PMID 31190686.
  22. ^ Timmermans, Maurice. "UM professor interviewing Dakota Indian, Aboriginal and Aztec leaders". Observant. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  23. ^ "AnimalWise". Retrieved 2024-08-30.
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