Pim Martens

Pim Martens is a Full Professor (Personal Chair) at Maastricht University’s Faculty of Science and Engineering, based at FSE Campus Venlo. His work integrates planetary health, climate change, and human-animal-nature relationships, with a focus on sustainability science and environmental ethics.

• Maastricht University – Faculty of Science and Engineering
• Freie Universität Berlin – Research Collaboration
• Global Campus of Human Rights Venice – Climate and Human Rights
• Advisor-Expert at Water & Planetary Health Analytics (WAPHA)

His research spans planetary health, climate adaptation, and ethical-human dimensions of environmental change, examining topics like:

• Ecological paw prints of pets
• Low-carbon behavior in urban contexts
• Climate’s impact on mental health
• Religious narratives and environmental ethics
• Marine ecosystem-climate interactions
• Transdisciplinary education models

Recent publications highlight collaborations across Journal of Cleaner Production, Bioscience, and Sustainability Science on themes like:

• Climate-mitigation synergies in pastoral systems
• Mercury pollution tracking in China
• Indigenous perspectives on environmental change
• Moral responsibility frameworks for energy companies
• Human health-environmental linkages
• Urban green space participatory design