Peter Bullock ( 6 July 1937 &ndash; 5 April 2008 ) was a soil scientist whose initial work in the field of soil micromorphology preceded an interest in land degradation . His advocacy of the need to treat soil as a sustainable resource led to his appointment to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change . Bullock contributed to the reports of the IPCC , which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007
Nobel Peace Prize in 2007
2007 Nobel Peace Prize
Peter Bullock (scientist)