Honors
- 1984: Right Livelihood Award (a.k.a. "Alternative Nobel Prize")
- 1986: Better World Society Award
- 1987: Global 500 Roll of Honour
- 1991: Goldman Environmental Prize
- 1991: The Hunger Project's Africa Prize for Leadership
- 1993: Edinburgh Medal (for "Outstanding contribution to Humanity through Science")
- 1993: Jane Addams Leadership Award
- 1993: Benedictine College Offeramus Medal
- 1994: The Golden Ark Award
- 2001: The Juliet Hollister Award
- 2003: Global Environment Award, World Association of Non-Governmental Organizations
- 2004: Conservation Scientist Award from Columbia University
- 2004: J. Sterling Morton Award
- 2004: Petra Kelly Prize
- 2004: Sophie Prize
- 2004: Nobel Peace Prize
- 2006: Légion d'honneur
- 2007: World Citizenship Award
- 2007: Indira Gandhi Prize
- 2007: Cross of the Order of St. Benedict
- 2008: The Elizabeth Blackwell Award from Hobart and William Smith Colleges
- 2009: NAACP Image Award - Chairman's Award (with Al Gore)
- 2009: Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun of Japan
- 2011: The Nichols-Chancellor's Medal awarded by Vanderbilt University
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