Eduardo Gudynas is executive secretary of the Latin American Center for Social Ecology (CLAES), in Uruguay, an activity that he combines with teaching at numerous Latin American, European and American universities. He is the author of more than ten books and numerous academic articles and book chapters, and in 2010 he was selected to join the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change. Linked to the work of different networks and citizen organizations, he stands out as one of the main thinkers on eco-social issues.