1995 PRINCE OF ASTURIAS AWARD FOR TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

Manuel Losada Villasante and National Biodiversity Institute of Costa Rica

Professor Losada of the University of Seville has carried out pioneering, essential research on he photosynthetic assimilation of nitrogen, fundamental key to the development of life. The Institute of Biodiversity of Costa Rica created to carry out scientific studies into species and their diversity, as well as for the management, on a solid scientific basis, of protective areas for this diversity.