The disseminators Jaume Terradas and Jacob Petrus have been awarded the Promoter Award in Defense of the Environment in the First Edition of the Pura Vida Awards.
Jaume Terradas has a doctorate in Biology and served as a professor of Ecology at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB). Among his many contributions to the dissemination of the environment, the leadership of CREAF (Center for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications) stands out, which today is one of the Severo Ochoa centers of excellence with a staff that exceeds 200 collaborators, including researchers, technicians and administrative. In addition, he organized the first terrestrial ecology team in Catalonia. He was a promoter of environmental education in Spain, creating the first nature itineraries (1975) and promoting the 1st Conference on Environmental Education in Sitges (1983).
About the Pura Vida Awards
The Pura Vida Awards have been organized by Muy Interesante, a multi-channel brand that is a benchmark for disclosure; with the sponsorship of Turismo de Costa Rica, which promotes its own attractions, virgin nature and authentic experiences of one of the countries with the greatest biological wealth in the world; and with the support of Springfield, a pioneer brand in the field of sustainable fashion
The jury was made up of the editors of Muy Interesante, with Enrique Coperías (director) and Pablo Colado (deputy director) as secretaries of the Selection Board.
For his part, Jacob Petrus has a degree in Geography, specialized in Climatology, presenter and director of the TVE program Here the Earth. It collaborates with the Information Services and the RNE program area with contents related to meteorology, climatology and the environment.
