Call 2020
16th Biodiversity Conservation Awards
Closed Call
CONDITIONS
LAUREATES
Asociación para la Defensa de la Naturaleza y los Recursos de Extremadura (ADENEX)
For its “work in defense of the Extremadura region’s natural heritage over a span of four decades” and its “solid leadership in Spanish nature conservation”.
Millennium Seed Bank de Kew Gardens
For the creation of its Millennium Seed Bank, holding 2.5 billion seedssamples of plants from 190 countries, described as an exemplary initiative “that reflects how cooperation without borders can advance nature conservation worldwide”.
Fernando Valladares
For “his exceptional contribution to the dissemination of scientific knowledge on the great environmental challenges of our time,” combining scientific rigor with a plain language style that connects with a wide public.
JURY
Chair
Pedro Jordano
Research Professor in the Department of Integrative Ecology
Estación Biológica de Doñana (CSIC)
Members
Araceli Acosta
Chief Press Officer
Ministry for the Ecological Transition
Alberto Aguirre de Cárcer
Editor
La Verdad, Murcia
Caty Arévalo
Senate advisor and expert in environmental communication
Javier Benayas
Professor of Ecology
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Abel Grau
Head of Communication
Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)
Pablo Jáuregui
Head of Scientific and Environmental Communication
BBVA Foundation
Juan Carlos del Olmo
General Secretary
WWF España
Cristina Ribas
Lecturer in Journalism
Pompeu Fabra University (UPF)
Antonio Vercher
Chief Public Prosecutor
Environment and Land Planning
Rafael Zardoya
Research Scientist
Spanish Museum of Natural Sciences (CSIC)