The Silent Pandemic: Earth System Destabilization and Global Health

Data

03/03/2026

Hora

15:00 h (CET)

Lloc

Online

ISGlobal and Fundació Sanitària Mollet, as coordinators of the European Secretariat of the European Planetary Health Alliance, relaunch this monthly scientific webinar series.

The first session of this new stage will feature Samuel S. Myers, Professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Founding Director of the Johns Hopkins Institute for Planetary Health and the Planetary Health Alliance.

In this lecture, Prof. Myers will explore how destabilization of Earth’s natural systems —including climate change, biodiversity loss, ocean warming and rising atmospheric CO₂— is emerging as a defining global health challenge. Drawing on his recent publication connecting planetary boundaries and planetary health, he will examine why a resilient and stable Earth system is crucial for protecting human wellbeing.

Webinar Details

• Date & Time: 3 March, 15:00 h (CET)
• Online venue: https://meet.google.com/wri-oris-oar

About the Speaker

Samuel S. Myers is Professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Founding Director of the Johns Hopkins Institute for Planetary Health as well as the Planetary Health Alliance.

Prof. Myers’ research examines the human health impacts of global environmental change. His work includes quantifying the effects of:

• Rising atmospheric CO₂ concentrations on crop nutrition and human health
• Declines in pollinator populations
• Ocean warming and its impacts on global fisheries

Through his leadership at JHIPH and the Planetary Health Alliance (a global consortium of over 550 organizations across more than 80 countries) he advances research, education, and policy action to safeguard human health in the Anthropocene.