Men and women may become full members of the academy, who have in an exemplary and excellent manner in academic or practical respect contributed to the protection of the earth and to humanity, and who are willing to actively participate in the work of the academy as much as their other duties permit. The academy elects new full and corresponding members with a two-thirds majority in the forms further determined by the constitution of the academy. (Constitution)
Founding Academy Members
Prof. Dr. Emmanuel AGIUS
Department for Theology at the University of Malta, Director of the UNESCO Programme "future generations", Malta
Prof.Dr.Dr.Günther ALTNER
Professor for Theology and founding members of the Eco-Institute (Öko-Institut) Freiburg, Germany (Heidelberg)
Prof.Patrick BLANDIN
Director of the National Museum for Natural History, ret.(Paris), France
Prof.Dr. Jacques BLONDEL
Research Director at the Centre for Phytosociology and Ecology (Montpellier) and Professor at the Catholic University Leuwen (la Neuve), Belgium
Drs. Tini BRÜGGE
Coordinator of the Environmental Project of the Franziscanischen Cooperation in the Netherlands, The Netherlands
Prof. Dr. Francesco di CASTRI
National Research Center for Ecology and Evolution, Former President of the International Union of Biologist, France
Prof.Dr. Rene COSTE
President Pax Christi France, ret., and honorary Professor for Theology at the Catholic Institute Toulouse, France
Prof. Dr. Jean DORST
Member of the Academie Francaise (Academie des science), Director of the Museum of National History, France
Msgr. Giancarlo MINOZZI
President of the Lanza Foundation, Italy
Prof.Dr. PAVAN
President of the Centre for Environmental Research at the University of Pavia, Minister for Environment, ret., Italy
Prof. Dr. Jean-Marie PELT
President of the European Institute for Ecology (Metz) , France
Dr.Leonid PROTSENKO
Dierector of the Interecocentre Urkaine, Ukraine
Fritz PRILLEWITZ
Environmental Advisor at the Embassy of the Dutch Kingdom in Lisbon, Executive Director of the European Centre for Nature Conservation, ret (Tilburg), The Netherlands
Prof. Dr. Bernhard J. PRZEWOZNY, O.F.M. Conv.
President of the Franciscan Research Centre for Environmental Protection in Rome, Initiator and President of the International Saint Francis Prize for the Environment, Italy
Dr. Jean-Pierre RIBAUT
President of the Commission for Peace, Justice and the Integrity of the Creation of Pax Christi France, Head of the Environmental Department of the European Council, ret. France
Prof. Dr.Dr.hc. Klaus TÖPFER
Executive Director of the United Nations Environmenal Programme (UNEP), Federal Minister, ret., Germany
Prof. Hector VALL SJ
Pontifical Gregorian University, Rector of the Oriental Institute, Rom
Prof.Dr.mult. Ernst Ulrich von WEIZSÄCKER
Dean Bren School of Environmental Science and Management ret., UCSB, Santa Barbara, Member of the Presidium of the Protestant Assembly, Member of the Club of Rome, Germany (until 2005 MdB, President of the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy (until 2000)
Dr. Jànos ZLINSZKY
The Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe and Head of the Department for Environmental Studies, Hungary
Corresponding Members
Walt GRAZER M.A., M.Sc.
Director of the Environmental Programme of the Bishops' Conference of the United States of America, Washington, USA
Msgr.Hilary SENOO
Member of the Commission for the Holy Year 2000 of the Holy Sea, Secretary General of the Council of the African Bishop's Conference (SECAM), ret., Ghana
Prof.Dr.Dr.Jong HWANG
Professor for Philosophy, in particular for Environmental Ethics at eh Han Nam University, Korea
In Memoriam
Prälat Norbert HERKENRATH (deceased 1997)
Executive Director of the Catholic Bishop's Development Aid Programme MISEREOR, Germany
S.E. Bischof Bjørn BUE (deceased 1997)
Bishop of Stavanger (Church of Norway), Norway
Prof.Dr.Dr.hc.mult. Lukas VISCHER (deceased 2009)
Professor for Ecumenical Theology, Lausanne, Member of the steering committee of the European Christian Environmental Network, Geneva, Director at the World Council of Churches (ÖRK), ret. , Geneva, Switzerland
Board
President: Dr. Jean-Pierre RIBAUT
Executive Secretary: Ralf K. STAPPEN M.A.
International Academy of Science/International Council for Scientific Development
Ralf BRAND, Ph.D., Dipl. Geogr (Univ.), Lecture Queens University, Belfast
Simon KIRCHNER, Dipl. TheologeChairmen of the Commission for Environment of the Diocese of Eichstätt and Member of Diocese Council
Silke FRANKE, Dipl. Geograph (Univ.), Scientific Assistant, Technical University Munich