Julia Carabias

Julia Carabias is a biologist and has been a Professor in the Faculty of Science at National Autonomous University of Mexico since 1977. For forty-six years, she has taught and conducted research on ecology with an emphasis on conservation, management, and restoration of tropical ecosystems and environmental policies. She served as president of the National Institute of Ecology in 1994 and as minister of the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Fisheries from 1994–2000. She has been a member of several national and international commissions or boards, and has participated in different environmental committees of the United Nations. She has been recognized with several awards, including the International Paul Getty Award (2000), International Cosmos Prize (2004), Champions of the Earth from UNEP (2005), Belisario Domínguez Medal from the Mexican State (2017), and honorary degrees from National Autonomous University of Mexico, Autonomous University of Nuevo León, Autonomous University of Tlaxcala, and the University of Guadalajara. She has been a member of El Colegio Nacional since 2018.