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About Thomas Lovejoy
Internationally Renowned Scientist
and Environmentalist
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 During a career that has spanned over four decades, Tom Lovejoy has inspired us with an unwavering commitment to conservation and remarkable contributions to the field of biodiversity. Twenty-five years ago he founded “Camp 41” in the Amazon, preserving a portion of the world’s most precious forest and creating a place that has made the urgency of our changing planet personal to countless world leaders.
Tom’s appreciation for wildlife and nature began at an early age. He has devoted his career to the environment and was one of the first to recognize the potential devastating effects of global warming on biodiversity. A tireless advocate for the environment and a pioneer in identifying solutions to climate change, Tom created the concept of debt-for-nature swaps and founded the PBS show Nature. In 2001 Tom was awarded the prestigious Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement and in 2009 he received the esteemed Ecology and Conservation Biology Award from the BBVA Foundation in Spain.
Before joining the Heinz Center in 2002, Tom served as the Chief Biodiversity Advisor to the World Bank and Lead Specialist for Environment for Latin America and the Caribbean as well as Senior Advisor to the President of the United Nations Foundation. In addition, Tom has been Assistant Secretary and Counselor to the Secretary at the Smithsonian Institution, Science Advisor to the Secretary of the Interior, and Executive Vice President of the World Wildlife Fund-U.S.
Respected for his scientific expertise, Tom has served on presidential science and environmental councils and committees under the Reagan, Bush, and Clinton Administrations.
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