Fernando Valladares

Fernando Valladares holds a PhD in Biological Sciences and is a research professor at the Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), where he directs the Ecology and Global Change group at the National Museum of Natural Sciences. He is also an associate professor at the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos in Madrid. He has published more than 450 scientific articles and books in ecology and plant biology being a highly cited scientist in the area of Ecology and Environment (he is since 2016 among the 1% most cited scientists in the world with an H-index of 85). He is currently vice-president of the Iberian Society of Ecology. His research has focused on the impacts of global change on terrestrial ecosystems. He contributes weekly to numerous media outlets and performs daily active scientific dissemination in his channels “The health of humankind” on Youtube, Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. In 2020 he received the Information Transparency Award from the Association of Environmental Information Journalists (APIA), the Luis Balaguer Ecosystems Distinction from the Spanish Association of Terrestrial Ecology (AEET), and the Climate Leader Award in the Research and Education category granted by the Climate Reality Project-Spain. Complete information on his research and his outreach program as well as detailed CVs can be found at www.valladares.info