- Merited a place in Time magazine's Special Issue "Heroes of the Environment" (Leaders & Visionaries section) with a tribute penned by Oliver Morton, chief news and feature editor of "Nature" (Issue October 29, 2007).
- He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) before being awarded the CH (Companion of Honour) in the 2003 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to Global Environmental Science.
- He is an environmental scientist whose Gaia Theory sees the Earth as a living organism.
- He was elected as a Fellow to the Royal Society of Science.
- Launceston, Cornwall, England (May 2009)
- Has two daughters Christine and Jane, and two sons Andrew and John.
- Died on his 103rd birthday.
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