first to use the term biological diversity (in 1980)
first projection of global extinctions, 1980
worked in the Brazilian Amazon since 1965
WWF-US 1973-1987
Smithsonian 1987-1999
World Bank Chief Biodiversity Adviser 1999-2002
President Heinz Center 2002-2010
Univ Prof. George Mason 2010 - present
Blue Planet Prize 2012