Fundación Pondera Staff Fundación Pondera is heading the project that by 2023 will see the light of the first Planetary Health research center in Ecuador in collaboration with other healthcare organizations foundations, associations, and teaching institutions all over the world. The Franklin Tello Hospital located in Nuevo Rocafuerte (Ecuador), close…

Melvine Anyango Otieno & Raphael Kimosop Raphael Kimosop is an Indegenous person from Endorois Community, and a member of Endorois Welfare Council. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Planning and Management and Diploma in Environmental Management. He formerly served as a research assistant in Lake Bogoria and an Education…

Javier Valbuena, President of Fundación Pondera “If the major determinants of health are social, so must be the remedies” — Sir Michael Gideon Marmot Sin ninguna duda son tiempos convulsos los que nos toca vivir nuestro entorno ha pasado de un mundo VUCA a un mundo BANI, como afirma el…

Rebecca Sinnott, Kings College London It is, or should be, an uncontroversial statement to say that Earth is being degraded by human activities. It should also be an uncontroversial statement to say that gender inequality remains globally pervasive, and requires tackling. Unfortunately, there are still those (including some vocal and…

The corporate “health footprint” and its integration into the ESG Agenda. At Forética we lead the Health and Sustainability Action Group, made up of 12 large companies — headed by Chiesi, Grupo ASISA, Microsoft and Quirónsalud — and pioneer in working on the common elements across health and sustainability in…

Kermshlise Picard, MPH When the COVID pandemic rocked the world in 2019, “outside” suddenly became a sacred space, the only place where we could feel safe from the mysterious new virus. Millions of Americans rushed to national parks, with 15 parks setting all-time record visits when restrictions loosened in 2020…

Joyce Hu, Yale-NUS College

Hannah Marcus The climate crisis is exerting rising pressure on global water resources. According to the 2018 United Nations (UN) World Water Development Report, by 2050, 4.8–5.7 billion people will be living in water-insecure regions. With its naturally arid climate, the Middle East, alongside parts of North Africa, will be…

Aminat Adebayo Thrifted clothing, popularly known as second-hand clothes, are cheap/affordable used clothes which in most circumstances are in good condition. There are various reasons people go thrift-shopping. One is because they believe it allows them to get designer products at a very cheap price. It also gives them the…