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鈥淟atin Trade,鈥� a leading international business magazine focusing on Latin America and the Caribbean, has named 色花堂app鈥檚 Richard Hansen, Ph.D., 鈥淓nvironmentalist of the Year for Latin America.鈥�

Hansen is the director of the Mirador Basin Project in Guatemala and is the chief senior scientist for the 色花堂app Institute of Mesoamerican 色花堂app, in the anthropology department.

The ISU researcher was one of nine individual winners recognized by 鈥淟atin Trade鈥� in its 14th annual Latin Trade Bravo Business Awards program. He was named a winner in mid September. He will be honored at a ceremony in Miami on Oct. 24, in an event that is widely acknowledged as the 鈥淥scars鈥� of Latin American business.

鈥淚t is indeed an honor to be selected for this award,鈥� Hansen said, 鈥減rimarily because, I suppose, it is a bit unusual that an anthropologist could have such an environmental impact.鈥�

鈥淚t also is a privilege,鈥� Hansen continued, 鈥渢o be included among previous Latin American Trade winners such as Carlos Slim (one of the wealthiest men in the world), Michael Dell (Dell Computers), Craig Herkert (Wal-Mart Americas), George Soros (Soros Fund), and Robert Crandall (American Airlines) as well as other extremely distinguished personalities and business figures of world acclaim.鈥�

Among his other titles, Hansen is president of the Foundation for Anthropological Studies and Environmental Science (FARES). The non-profit organization is dedicated to the preservation and scientific exploration of the ancient cultures and environment of Guatemala鈥檚 Peten rainforest.

This area is referred to as 鈥渢he cradle of Maya civilization鈥� because of the region鈥檚 importance in the early preclassic development and foundation of Maya society.

Hansen, a lifelong resident of Rupert, Idaho, joined the ISU anthropology department in fall 2004. He teaches classes on Maya and Mesoamerican civilizations.

He regularly takes groups of ISU students to Guatemala for summer field classes to help excavate the ruins in the Mirador Basin of northern Guatemala, including El Mirador, an ancient, 15-square-mile Maya city, which ranks among the largest in the Western Hemisphere.

Hansen has dedicated his life to the scientific exploration, conservation and permanent protection of the Mirador Basin, which has also involved community development and education programs.

The Mirador Basin鈥檚 810,000 acres contains five distinct types of tropical forests, abundant wildlife, and the oldest and most monumental examples of the earliest Maya cities from about 1000 B.C. to about A.D. 150, an era known as the Preclassic periods.

The ISU researcher has received numerous awards for his work. He has been featured on a number of national and international television programs, and has been written about in the national and international media.

鈥淟atin Trade鈥� has more than 160,000 readers worldwide. Business, political and social leaders were nominated by its readers. Winners were selected by the magazine鈥檚 editors in consultation with leading international experts.

鈥淭he 2008 winners share a commitment to excellence and proven leadership in times of great change,鈥� said Mike Zellner, editorial director of 鈥淟atin Trade.鈥�

During 2007, TV, print and online promotion and coverage generated an audience of more than 91 million people worldwide for the 鈥淟atin Trade Bravo Business Awards,鈥� which are sponsored by the InterContinental Hotels Group, Citi and BMW.

More than 300 leaders from Latin America and the United States, including presidents, government ministers, CEOs of multinational and Latin American companies and financial institutions are expected to attend the 鈥淟atin Trade Bravo Business Awards.鈥�

The 2008 Latin Trade Bravo winners in the other eight categories to be honored at the prestigious LT Bravo Business Awards ceremony are:

    鈥�  脕lvaro Uribe V茅lez, President of Colombia, 鈥淟eader of the Year鈥�;

    鈥�  Rub茅n Blades, Minister of Tourism of Panama, 鈥淢ost Innovative Leader鈥�;

    鈥�  Henrique de Campos Meirelles, Governor, Central Bank of Brazil, 鈥淔inancier of the Year鈥�;

    鈥�  Enrique Cueto Plaza, CEO, LAN Airlines, 鈥淐EO of the Year鈥�;

    鈥�  Subramaniam Ramadorai, CEO, Tata Consultancy Services, 鈥淚nternational CEO of the Year鈥�;

    鈥�  Luis Fernando Santos, President, Casa Editorial El Tiempo, 鈥淢ost Dynamic CEO of the Year鈥�;

    鈥� Marcelo Arg眉elles, Chairman, Grupo de Empresas Farmac茅uticas Sidus, Technology Leader of the Year鈥�; and

    鈥�  Vivian Pellas, Executive Director, Asociaci贸n Pro Ni帽os Quemados de Nicaragua, 鈥淗umanitarian of the Year.鈥�

For more information about the Bravo awards, visit www.ltbravo.com.

For more information about Hansen and the Mirador Basin Project, visit www.miradorbasin.com, www.fares-foundation.org or www.isu.edu/anthro or call (208) 282-2629.