“In science the critical thing is not just to have the idea, but to contribute the data”
Paul R. Ehrlich
Spanish dubbed version
Awarded the 6th BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Ecology and Conservation Biology, ecologist Paul R. Ehrlich reflects in this interview on the global challenges linked to biodiversity loss, population growth, and the planet’s sustainability. Ehrlich explains how ecosystem degradation, excessive resource consumption, and climate change are leading societies to unprecedented ecological risks. He also emphasizes the need to integrate science, education, and public policy to curb the environmental crisis and ensure a safer future for generations to come. His testimony combines decades of research with an urgent call to action.
The BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Laureate in the Ecology and Conservation Biology category goes in this sixth edition to entomologist Paul Ehrlich. He was the first to describe a case of co-evolution, and among his seminal contributions was to explain the dynamics and importance of the metapopulations resulting from habitat fragmentation.
