relying on electricity, while more people use bicycles for local commuting. Awards and recognition Lester Brown is the recipient of many prizes and awards, including 25 honorary degrees, and is an honorary professor of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1965 Recipient of Superior Service award, United States Department of Agriculture 1965 Arthur S. Flemming award 1981 A.H. Boerma award, U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization 1982 UN Environmental Program Leadership medal 1985 Lorax award of the Global Tomorrow Coalition 1989 World Wildlife Fund for Nature - International 1987 UN Environmental prize 1991 Laurea Honoris Causa (HC degree) in Agricultural Sciences, University of Pisa, Italy 1991 A. Bizzozero award, University of Parma 1991 Humanist of the Year award, American Humanist Association 1991 Pro Mundo Habitabili award, King Carl Gustaf XVI, Sweden 1991 Delphi International Cooperation award 1992 Cervia Ambiente prize, Italy 1992 Robert Rodale Lecture award 1993 Certificate of Special Recognition from the Association of American Geographers 1994 Blue Planet prize, Asahi Glass Foundation 1994 J. Sterling Morton Arbor Day award 1995 Public Service award, Federation of American Scientists 1995 Rachel Carson Environmental Achievement award 2000 Bruno H. Schubert Foundation environment award 2001 Natural Business Leadership award 2002 Excellence Advantage award, International Fund for China's Environment 2002 Italian Presidential medal 2003 George and Greta Borgstrom prize, Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry 2005 Claire Matzger Lilienthal Distinguished Lecture award, California Academy of Science 2005, The Works of Lester R. Brown, permanent exhibit, Cook College, Rutgers University 2008, Heifer All-Star (Heifer International Annual Award) 2009, Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Award 2010, University of Maryland Alumni Hall of Fame 2010, Hero Award, Alliance for Sustainable Colorado 2010, One of Foreign Policy's Top 100 Global Thinkers 2011, One of The Rotarian's 100 Notable Contributors 2011, One of Foreign Policy's Top 100 Global Thinkers 2012, Earth Hall of Fame Kyoto 2012, Green Carpet Award for Distinguished Service, Harvard University 2012, One of Post Growth Institute's Top 100 (En)Rich List of inspirational sustainability leaders 2012, Atlas Award, 2012, Planet and Humanity Award, International Geographical Union 2013, Green Leadership Award, American Renewable Energy Institute 2014, Distinguished Service Award, World Future Society Honorable mention 1995 selected: list of 100 people Who Made A Difference by The Earth Times 1998 selected: list of 100 Champions of Conservation, Audubon Society 2000 named one of the People of the Century by The Daily Journal, New Jersey 2003 One of