-
J. Paul Getty Award for Wildlife Conservation
-
Living Legacy Award by the International League of Women
-
United States Society
-
Award for Human Excellence, from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
-
Ian Biggs Award
-
Golden Plate, Academy of Achievement award
-
National Geographic Society Centennial Award
-
Encyclopædia Britannica Award for Excellence in the Dissemination of Learning for the Benefit of Humanity; Anthropologist of the Year Award
-
AMES award
-
American Society for Anthropology
-
Whooping Crane Conservation Award
-
Gold Medal of the Society of Women Geographers
-
Inamori Foundation Award
-
Washoe award
-
Kyoto Prize in Basic Science
-
Edinburgh Medal
-
Rainforest Alliance Champion Award
-
Chester Zoo Diamond Jubilee Medal
-
Commander of the Order of the British Empire presented by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
-
The National Geographic Society Hubbard Medal for Distinction in Exploration, Discovery, and Research
-
The National Geographic Society Hubbard Medal for Distinction in Exploration, Discovery, and Research
-
The Moody Gardens Environmental Award; Honorary Ranger of the National Parks of Uganda
-
The Silver Medal of the Zoological Society of London
-
The Tanzanian Kilimanjaro Medal
-
The Primate Society of Great Britain Conservation Award
-
The Caring Institute Award
-
The Polar Bear Award
-
William Procter Award for Scientific Achievement
-
John & Alice Tyler Award for Environmental Achievement
-
David S. Ingells, Jr. Award for Excellence
-
Common Wealth Award for Public Service
-
Field Museum Award for Merit
-
Tyler Prize Award for International Achievement
-
Royal Geographical Society / Discovery Channel Europe Award for a Lifetime of Discovery
-
Animal Kingdom Eco Hero Award
-
National Science Board Public Service Award
-
Orion Society's John Hay Award
-
International Peace Prize
-
Conservation Excellence Award by the Texas Botanical Institute
-
International Community of Christ Award
-
Peace Master Award
-
Graham J. Norton Award for Achievement in Increasing Community Livability
-
Rungius Award from the National Museum of Wildlife Art, USA
-
Roger Tory Peterson Memorial Medal, from the Harvard Museum of National History
-
Gandhi/King Award for Non-Violence
-
Huxley Memorial Medal, Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland
-
Appointment as "Messenger of Peace" of the United Nations
-
Benjamin Franklin Medal for Life Sciences
-
Harvard Medical School's Center for Health and the Global Environment Award
-
Princess of Asturias Award for Scientific and Technical Research
-
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire presented by His Royal Highness Prince Charles
-
Environmental Leadership Award from the Chicago Academy of Sciences
-
Honorary Degree from Haverford College
-
Nierenberg Prize for Science with Public Interest
-
Will Rogers Spirit Award, from The Rotary Club of Will Rogers and Will Rogers Memorial Museums
-
Compliance Achievement Award, International Fund for Animal Welfare
-
Honorary Doctorate of Science degree from Syracuse University
-
Honorary Doctor of Science degree from Rutgers University
-
Discovery and Imagination Award
-
Received the UNESCO 60th Anniversary Medal and the French Legion of Honor
-
Honorary Doctorate Degree in commemoration of Carlos Linnaeus from the University of Upsala
-
Honorary Doctorate Degree from the University of Liverpool
-
Honorary Doctorate Degree from the University of Toronto
-
Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Alicante
-
Honorary Doctorate Degree from the National University of Córdoba
-
Honorary Doctorate Degree from the American University of the United States
-
Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
-
Appointment of Grand Marshal of the Tournament of Roses Parade
-
Honorary Doctorate Degree from National Tsing Hua University (NTHU, Taiwan)
-
Key to the city by Gustavo Petro, former mayor of Bogotá, D.C. (Colombia)
-
XXVII Catalunya International Prize
-
Ecovidrio Award "Environmental Personality of the Year"
-
Doctor Honoris Causa from the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) (Spain)
-
Tang Award for Sustainable Development
-
Artemio Precioso Award granted by Greenpeace Spain for his environmental activism