Guillermo Castro Herrera, a recognized thinker in environmental history, is celebrating his 75th birthday this year. His contribution to this field of study is of vital importance, especially in the current context of the environmental crisis facing humanity.
In Castro Herrera's words, environmental history is "the study of the interactions between social systems and natural systems." He is known as an international reference in this field and has been described as "the great weaver of the institutional mesh" of the Latin American and Caribbean Society of Environmental History (SOLCHA).
Castro Herrera is the author of fundamental works such as "Nature and Society in the History of Latin America" and "The Water Between the Seas," which have established the theoretical foundations of environmental history in the region. His critical and multidisciplinary approach has been key to understanding the relationship between humans and nature, especially in the context of the current civilizational crisis.
In addition to his own research, Castro Herrera has played an important role in translation, bringing to the Spanish-speaking public the works of fundamental thinkers in environmental history, such as Donald Worster, Carl O. Sauer, Karl A. Wittfogel, and John Bellamy Foster.
His most recent work, "Environmental History in Sustainable Development Management," published in 2007, remains a relevant reference in the field. In a crucial moment for the future of our planet, Guillermo Castro Herrera's intellectual legacy presents itself as an indispensable guide to address the environmental challenges of the 21st century and explore sustainable alternatives from a humanistic perspective.
