Ernesto Enkerlin
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| Ernesto Enkerlin | |
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| Born | 14 December 1958 Monterrey, N.L., Mexico[1] |
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| Residence | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Fields | Biodiversity stewardship |
| Institutions | Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Earth Institute (Columbia University) |
| Alma mater | Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Texas A&M University[2] |
| Doctoral advisor | Jane M. Packard [3] |
| Notable awards | Sultan Qaboos Prize for Environmental Preservation (UNESCO, 2005)[4] |
Ernesto C. Enkerlin Hoeflich (b. 14 December 1958 in Monterrey, Nuevo León) is a prominent Mexican conservationist and researcher specialized in parrots' ecology and biodiversity stewardship.[1] His efforts at the National Commission on Natural Protected Areas of Mexico, which he presides since 2001, have been distinguished with the 2005 Sultan Qaboos Prize for Environmental Preservation by UNESCO.[4]
Enkerlin holds a bachelor's degree in Agricultural and Zootechnics Engineering from the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESM, 1980) and a doctorate degree from Texas A&M University at College Station (1995).[2] He has also worked as a research professor at the Center for Environmental Quality (ITESM) and as an adjunct research scientist for the Center for Environmental Research and Conservation of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, in the United States.[5]
As a conservationist, Professor Enkerlin has worked for several NGOs and co-founded Pronatura Noreste before joining the National Commission on Natural Protected Areas by presidential appointment. During his tenure, the Commission has incorporated five new sites to the World Network of Biosphere Reserves and has protected more than 52 wetlands under the Ramsar Convention.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c José Luis Olin. Conservacionista siempre (Spanish). Ciencia y Desarrollo (CONACYT). Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
- ^ a b Ángeles Castellanos (2007-11-01). El protector de la biósfera mexicana (Spanish). CNN Expansión. Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
- ^ Biodiversity Stewardship Lab (Texas A&M University). About us. Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
- ^ a b UNESCO (2007-07-05). Australian Marine Park Authority and Mexican Ecologist Receive 2005 Sultan Qaboos Prize for Environmental Protection. Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
- ^ Earth Institute (Columbia University). Directory of Faculty and Staff. Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
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| NAME | Enkerlin, Ernesto |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Enkerlin Hoeflich, Ernesto |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Mexican conservationist laureated by Unesco |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 14 December 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico |
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