Teresa Vicente Explained

Teresa Vicente
Birth Place:	Lorca, Spain
Alma Mater:	University of Murcia
Employer:	University of Murcia

María Teresa Vicente Giménez (born 1962) is a Spanish academic.

Career

Born in Lorca in 1962, Vicente graduated with a law degree from the University of Murcia. She is appointed professor of philosophy of law at the University of Murcia, in the fields of human rights and rights of nature.^[1]

In 2023 she received the Honorary Volunteering Medal from the Council of Europe.^[2]

She was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2024, for her efforts on saving the largest saltwater lagoon in Europe, Mar Menor, from collapse.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: 15 August 2024 . es . Directora de la cátedra - Cátedra de Derechos Humanos y Derechos de la Naturaleza . um.es.
2. News: El centro del universo es el ecosistema, no el humano, porque no se puede vivir sin la naturaleza . 3 December 2023 . Alicia . Martínez . 15 August 2024 . La Opinión de Murcia. es.
3. Web site: Teresa Vicente, ganadora del Nobel verde: Se trata de hacer la paz con el planeta y ahí estamos las mujeres . eldorado.es . 15 August 2024 . es .
4. News: Activist who fought for legal rights for Europe’s largest saltwater lagoon wins ‘Green Nobel’ . Dorany . Pinedo . 30 April 2024 . apnews.com . 15 August 2024 .