Edgar Javier González Gaudiano is a chemical Engineer, holding a Bachelor's and a Master's degree in Pedagogy from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). He holds a PhD in Philosophy and Educational Sciences from the National University of Distance Education (UNED) in Madrid, Spain. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain, between 2018 and 2019.
He was the founder of the Center for Education and Training for Sustainable Development (1995-2000) at the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Fisheries (SEMARNAP) and served as an advisor to the Secretary of Public Education, in charge of environmental education and sustainable development matters (2001-2006). He is currently a Senior Researcher (Titular C) at the Institute of Educational Research at the Universidad Veracruzana. He is an Emeritus Level member of the National System of Researchers (SNII), a member of the Mexican Council of Educational Research, the Mexican Academy of Sciences, and a founding member of the National Academy of Environmental Education.
From 2012 to 2023, he coordinated the UNESCO Chair on "Citizenship, Education and Environmental Sustainability of Development."
He has worked in the field of environmental education since 1983, collaborating with numerous government institutions and international organizations. He has authored 7 single-author books and 24 co-authored books. Additionally, he has published over one hundred book chapters in volumes edited both in Mexico and abroad, as well as more than fifty research articles in national and international journals. He has participated in over 100 specialized national and international meetings and has delivered more than 150 lectures at national academic events and 50 at international ones.
He has been a member of international associations such as the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE), serving on its Board of Directors from 1992 to 1997 and as a member of its Research Committee (1992-1998). Since 1995, he has been part of the Commission on Education and Communication (CEC) of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), where he served as Regional President for Mesoamerica from 2001 to 2006. He was also a member of the UNESCO Reference Group for the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014).
In 2004, he received the Ecological Merit Award in the Academic Sector category; in 2007, the UANL Research Award in Humanities; and in 2021, the José Manuel Esteve Award from the University of Málaga for his contribution to the field of education regarding the best pedagogy article of 2020.
His current line of research focuses on education for climate change, vulnerability, risk, and social resilience.
ORCID 0000000221612917
Web of Science Researcher ID G-2285-2015
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Link to the complete CV: https://es.scribd.com/document/977134901/CVU-EJGG-2025
