Act on the occasion of the delivery of the Ramon Margalef International Ecology Award 2016 to the ecologist Josep Peñuelas. This award, promoted by the Generalitat of Catalonia, wants to recognize people from all over the world who have distinguished themselves in an exceptional way in the world of ecology, and pays tribute to Ramon Margalef (1919-2004), emeritus professor at the University of Barcelona and one of the most productive and cited scientists in the world in the field of ecology.