Wilson Center Lovejoy Award for Leadership in Environmental Conservation in Latin America
Wilson Center Lovejoy Award for Leadership in Environmental Conservation in Latin America
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Award Overview
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Eligibility & Selection Process
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Award Benefits
The Lovejoy Award celebrates emerging leaders in environmental conservation. By recognizing and empowering individuals under 40 engaged in public policy and conservation efforts, the Lovejoy Award continues Tom's mission of safeguarding our planet’s biodiversity.
Founding and Honorary Committee
Anne Slaughter Andrew
Benjamin N. Gedan, PhD
Bruna Santos
John Kerry
Almir Suruí
Advait Jukar
Rita Mesquita
PJ Simmons
Avecita Chicchón
Caroline Niemzyk
Cristián Samper
Carlos Manuel Rodriguez
Juan Carlos Navarro
Betsy Lovejoy
Annie Lovejoy Jenkins
Kata Petty
Minister Marina Silva's Remarks
Legacy of Thomas Lovejoy
Dr. Thomas E. Lovejoy, known as the “Godfather of Biodiversity,” was a pioneering ecologist who introduced the term "biodiversity" to the scientific community. As founder of the Amazon Biodiversity Center and creator of the Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments project, he dedicated over four decades to studying and protecting the Amazon rainforest.
A Senior Fellow at the United Nations Foundation and chief biodiversity advisor to the World Bank, Lovejoy conceived innovative conservation mechanisms like Debt-for-Nature Swaps. He authored over 300 publications, advised global leaders, and received numerous accolades, including the Tyler Prize and Brazil’s Grand Cross of the Order of Scientific Merit.
Lovejoy’s legacy as a scientist, communicator, and advocate continues to inspire efforts to protect our planet’s biological diversity.
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