National Commission for the Knowledge and Use of Biodiversity

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José Sarukhán – Champion of the Earth

Island Conservation Founding Advisor José Sarukhán receives the 2017 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement for his scientific contributions to the field of biological diversity and institution-building. About Sarukán’s achievements: At a time when the fate of Mexico’s rainforests were in critical danger from extensive land clearing, then-Mexican President Carlos Salinas turned to José Sarukhán for advice […]

Written by on April 27, 2017