Ernesto Enkerlin

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ernesto Enkerlin
Occupation	Environmentalist
Date Of Birth	Dec 14, 1958(1958-12-14)
Age	66
Birthplace	Monterrey
Country	Mexico
Birth City	Nuevo León
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Ernesto Enkerlin Biography

Ernesto Enkerlin is one of the most popular and richest Environmentalist who was born on December 14, 1958 in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.

Dr. Enkerlin holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Agronomy and Animal Science from Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESM, 1980) and a doctorate degree in wildlife and fisheries sciences from Texas A&M University at College Station (1995). 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.

As a conservationist, Dr. Enkerlin has worked for several NGOs and co-founded Amigos de la Naturaleza and Pronatura Noreste before joining the National Commission on Protected Areas by presidential appointment. During his tenure, Mexico increased its protected area coverage by almost 50% adding over 8 million hectares in different protected area categories and also became the country in the world with the most international protected area designations which it holds to this date (2015). CONANP incorporated 26 new sites to the World Network of Biosphere Reserves and received recognition for over 125 wetlands of international importance under the Ramsar Convention. Additionally, Mexico incorporated Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California (2005) and Monarch Butterfly Sanctuaries (2009) as natural sites under the World Heritage Convention. Dr. Enkerlin was also involved in negotiating and launching the first international agreement on wilderness signed by the governments of Canada, United States and Mexico in November, 2009, (Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation for Wilderness and Protected Areas Conservation) and in establishing the first wilderness area in Latin America.

Ernesto Enkerlin Net Worth

Ernesto Enkerlin is one of the richest Environmentalist from Mexico. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ernesto Enkerlin 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Ernesto Christian Enkerlin Hoeflich (born 14 December 1958 in Monterrey) is the Director of Conservation and Sustainability at Parque Fundidora. A prominent Mexican conservationist, environmentalist and researcher, he specializes in parrots’ ecology, environmental policy, sustainability and biodiversity stewardship. His efforts at the National Commission on Protected areas of Mexico (CONANP), which he presided from 2001 to 2010, were distinguished with the 2005 Sultan Qaboos Prize for Environmental Preservation by UNESCO and one of the 2009 Distinguished Service Awards by the Society for Conservation Biology. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) awarded Enkerlin one of the 2008 Packard Awards and the Kenton Miller Award for Innovation in Protected Areas Conservation in 2009.

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Facts & Trivia

Anne-Mie Ranked on the list of most popular Environmentalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Mexico. Ernesto Enkerlin celebrates birthday on December 14 of every year.

Top Facts about Ernesto Enkerlin

1. Ernesto Enkerlin is a Mexican conservationist and biologist.
2. He was awarded the UNESCO Kalinga Prize in 2013.
3. Enkerlin has worked to protect endangered species in Mexico.
4. He served as director of the National Commission for Natural Protected Areas.
5. Enkerlin helped establish the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve.
6. He is a member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
7. Enkerlin has written numerous publications on conservation biology and ecology.
8. He received his PhD from the University of Cambridge in England.
9. Enkerlin has been recognized with several other awards for his work in conservation.
10. He continues to advocate for environmental protection and sustainability efforts globally.