Eduardo Galante (ORCID: 0000-0001-7935-6584) earned his BA (1975) and PhD (1978) in Biology at the University of Salamanca. He was Assistant Professor at the University of Salamanca (1975-1991), Professor of Zoology (1991-2023), and Emeritus Professor since 2023 at the University of Alicante (UA). An expert in entomology, his research focuses on biodiversity and preservation. Author of over 220 papers, 9 books, and 36 chapters. He has mentored 21 PhD students and 73 biodiversity projects. At the UA, he directed the Department of Environmental Sciences (1996-1999) and the Ibero-American Center for Biodiversity, CIBIO (1999-2013). He chaired the Spanish Committee of the World Conservation Union, IUCN (2001-2007) and the Spanish Association of Entomology (1993-2023). Currently, he directs the Biodiversity Museum at the UA/City of Ibi. He has participated in numerous Spanish scientific committees: Ministry of the Environment, National Parks, Climate Change, Spanish Action Plan against Illegal Trade of Wild Species (TIFIES), and the List of Species under Special Protection and Invasive Species. He was recognized with the Castilla y León Environmental Protection Award (2003), the Augusto González de Linares International Environmental Award (2007), Honorary Doctorate from the National University of Piura, Peru (2005), Diploma from the Mam Indians of Chiapas, Mexico (2004) for cloud forest protection and Honorary Member of the Spanish Association of Entomology (2023)