Teresa Vicente

María Teresa Vicente Giménez (born 1962) is a Spanish academic.

Teresa Vicente
Born	1962 (age 62–63) Lorca, Spain
Alma mater	University of Murcia
Occupation	Professor of Philosophy of law
Employer	University of Murcia

Career

Born in Lorca in 1962, Vicente graduated with a law degree from the University of Murcia. She is appointed professor of philosophy of law at the University of Murcia, in the fields of human rights and rights of nature.^[1]

In 2023 she received the Honorary Volunteering Medal from the Council of Europe.^[2]

She was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2024, for her efforts on saving the largest saltwater lagoon in Europe, Mar Menor, from collapse.^[3][4]