Professor Lucas Gutierrez Rodriguez is interviewed by CGTN

Professor Lucas Gutierrez Rodriguez, an esteemed ecologist from the School of Life Sciences at SWUST and a specially-appointed overseas professor of Spanish nationality, engaged in an insightful 30-minute interview with Jia Jiabin, host of the Dialogue program on CGTN’s Spanish channel on May 9.

During the interview, Professor Lucas Gutierrez Rodriguez and the host focused on the challenges facing the global ecological environment and China’s achievements of ecological conservation. Their discussion encompassed topics such as global ecological environment governance, forest ecosystem restoration and renewable energy development. Professor Lucas Gutierrez Rodriguez gave a further elaboration on global climate change and impending environmental crises, the sharp decline in biodiversity, China’s contributions to global ecological governance, the dialectical relationship between environmental protection and productivity growth, as well as his profound understanding of Xi Jinping’s Thoughts on Ecological Civilization, drawing on his nearly decade-long research experience in China.

After the broadcast, “This is another CGTN interview following my appearance in Legends of the Hill Country in Lancang County, Yunan Provence in July last year. I hope that there will be more opportunities to engage in research on China’s ecological environmental governance. Leveraging my research results from my tenure at SWUST, I will better showcase and promote China’s great achievements in ecological conservation to the world.” said Professor Lucas Gutierrez Rodriguez.

It is said that Professor Lucas Gutierrez Rodriguez, as a key member of Professor Yao Yinan’s Tree Biology research team, will embark on in-depth research on behalf of the university, contributing their wisdom and dedication to ecological environmental development and forest fire prevention efforts in Sichuan province.

Video Link:

https://espanol.cgtn.com/news/2024-05-09/1788398423535558658/index.html

Edited by Yang Shufan

Translated by Chen Yaqi

Drafted by the School of Life Sciences and Engineering of SWUST