I am thrilled to have contributed to the decision to recognise The Guardian with the BIOPHILIA Award for its leading role in global efforts to communicate good-quality and information about the environmental challenges of our times. The original nomination was supported by several prestigious leaders in the field, including recently deceased Georgina Mace. The full justification for the . . . [ Read More ]
FBBVA Biodiversity Conservation Awards – 15th edition
Of the many committees I serve, there are few that give me so much pleasure and fulfilment than helping to identify together with other colleagues the champions of biodiversity conservation to be recognised. One of these committees is the BBVA Foundation Awards in biodiversity conservation this year in its 15th edition and given to the conservation of the bearded vulture in Spain, the protection . . . [ Read More ]
Honorary membership to the College of Biologists
As Geographer, I feel honoured to have been nominated as honorary member of the Portuguese College of Biologists (Ordem dos Biólogos) together with the Ciência Viva Programme (national science communication's programme) and the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. At the the awarding ceremony on the 12th of February 2020 my talk was: "Planetary Metabolism and Sustainability". . . . [ Read More ]
Gulbenkian Prize to fight climate change and its effects
Miguel B. Araújo is proud to be involved and support the Calouste Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity, awarded annually, in the amount of 1 million euros. The Prize aims to recognize people, groups of people and/or organizations from all over the world whose contributions to mitigation and adaptation to climate change stand out for its novelty, innovation and impact. The . . . [ Read More ]
Highly Cited Researcher 2019
Proud to have been identified for the 6th year in a row as highly cited in the field of environmental sciences. More on the 2019 awardees here. In total, 24 researchers at he CSIC we listed in 2019. . . . [ Read More ]
Miguel B. Araújo wins National Environmental Prize “Fernando Pereira”
Miguel Bastos Araújo was awarded the National Environmental Prize "Fernando Pereira" by the Portuguese Confederation of the Environmental NGOs (CPADA in Portuguese). This prize is awarded annually to outstanding personalities in the environmental conservation fields. "I am deeply honoured to have received this award by fellow environmentalists", says Miguel Araújo. "Prior to being undergraduate . . . [ Read More ]
Pessoa Award 2018 Reception
As previously announced Miguel Araújo won the 2018 Pessoa Prize. This is the first time the Prize recognises someone working in the field of environmental sciences. Named after the famous writer and poet Fernando Pessoa, the Pessoa Prize is recognised as the most important cultural award in Portugal. It was created in 1987 by the newspaper Expresso and the IT company Unisys, and since 2008 the . . . [ Read More ]
Miguel Araújo awarded the 2018 Pessoa Prize
The Pessoa Prize (Premio Pessoa) is granted annually, since 1987, to a Portuguese citizen whose contributions have been particularly relevant in the domains of arts, literature, or science. The Prize is named after Fernando Pessoa, one of Portugal's most famous writer. In 2018, the award goes for Miguel Bastos Araújo for his contributions to improving understanding of the effects of global . . . [ Read More ]
Highly Cited Researcher 2018
It is the 5th year in a row that Miguel B. Araújo is identified as highly cited in the field of environmental sciences. Who can in honesty deny the pleasure of seeing hard work being rewarded. . . . [ Read More ]
Miguel Araújo awarded the 2019 Ernst Haeckel Prize
Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel (16 February 1834 – 9 August 1919) was a German biologist, naturalist, philosopher, physician, professor, marine biologist, and artist who discovered, described and named thousands of new species, mapped a genealogical tree relating all life forms, and coined many terms including ecology. It comes with no surprise that the European Ecological . . . [ Read More ]