Kerry Bowman PhD, is a Canadian bioethicist and environmentalist. He teaches at the University of Toronto and currently holds an academic appointment in the Faculty of Medicine and School of the Environment. He teaches a broad range of courses in the bioethics of health care, emerging technologies and global and planetary health. Professor Bowman has previously worked on the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Outlook reports 4,5 and 6. His primary focus has been the relationship between human health and the environment. Prof. Bowman is presently working on two major conservation projects in the Western Amazon and the Eastern Congo focusing on the intersection of human health with factors such as deforestation, biodiversity loss and emerging zoonotic diseases. Prof. Bowman has been a primary national and international commentator during the pandemic on ethical questions in pandemic management and the continued threats of emerging zoonotic diseases.
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Indigenous communities; Community involvement in conservation
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