Forbes August 26, 2024
Heather Wishart-Smith

Planetary health is an emerging field that seeks to harmonize human health with the health of our planet, creating solutions that mitigate environmental impacts, improve health, and promote sustainable development and economic growth. Investors, venture capitalists, and private equity stakeholders are uniquely positioned to drive this transformation, leveraging their resources to foster innovation and scalability in environmental technologies.

Dr. Samuel Myers is a professor at Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg School of Public Health and led the university’s launch of a cross-disciplinary Institute for Planetary Health. He also leads the Planetary Health Alliance, comprised of 450 members representing government, research, and educational institutions from over 70 countries. “A core premise of the field of planetary health is that the way we...

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