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The first to conclude that the Earth was round, based on the observation of the stars, eclipses and tides -
The Roman law recognized that: flora, fauna, sites, scenic resources and the environment itself -
The first to base knowledge on sensorial experience -
Proposed an approach to nature through mental reasoning -
Did the first classification of species or taxonomy that is still in used p to today -
Author of Zoological Philosophy, explains the characteristics of organisms, the basics for populations studies. Moreover, it is in his research on living organisms where the term biology was first used -
Proposed the idea of biological evolution through natural selection, justifying it in his work The Origin of Species with numerous examples taken from the observation of nature -
The first to use the term "ecology" in order to define the relationships between living organisms and the habitat in which they move -
Directed the final document of the Challenger, a ship that sailed all the known seas, collecting samples from all latitudes, to obtain valuable research material, which was worked by various sciences as Paleontology, Oceanography, Geology and others -
Introduced the concept of ecological community in time and space, so that the controversy about the features and components of a community started -
Introduced the concept of ecosystem -
Introduced the concept of community -
In her book Silent Spring seeks to raise awareness about the indiscriminate use of pesticides and their effects on water, soil and people -
Amazed us all with their incredible images on the fragility of marine ecosystems; his works were fundamental to publicize the importance, beauty and diversity of marine life around the world -
Considered the father of contemporary ecology, who discovered the homeostatic mechanisms of ecosystems; that is, the mechanisms that allow them to stay in balance and the impact that human activities have on them -
Has outstood in the field of environmental protection and the fight against poverty -
Promotes international cooperation programs in the areas of climate change, ozone depletion, loss of biodiversity, and degradation of international waters