The Officers and the whole Board of INTECOL are delighted to learn that Professor Sir John Lawton, the current President of the British Ecological Society, on receiving the Ramon Margalef Award for 2006. This international award was instituted in 2005 by the Spanish governement, and is dedicated to distinction in ecology and environmental science. Sir John has an outstanding international research record, and has been hugely influential in the development of ecological science in the United Kingdom in recent decades.

Some members of INTECOL will recall that Ramon Margalef was very much involved in the establishment of INTECOL during the 1960's, and the Board is delighted that the Spanish Government has chosen to highlight the importance of ecological science in this way and to name the award after him. We extend our warmest congratulations to him on this honour.