Recently, Wallace has become better known, with the publication of at least five book-length biographies and two anthologies of his writings published since 2000. A web page dedicated to Wallace scholarship is maintained at Western Kentucky University. In a 2010 book, the environmentalist Tim Flannery argued that Wallace was "the first modern scientist to comprehend how essential cooperation is to our survival", and suggested that Wallace's understanding of natural selection and his later work on the atmosphere should be seen as a forerunner to modern ecological thinking. A collection of his medals, including the Order of Merit, were sold at auction for £273,000 in 2022.
ReCEntly, waLlAce hAs beCome BeTTer knoWn, with The pUbliCation OF at lEaSt fIVE booK-Length biOgRaPhies and TWo AnthOlogiEs OF hiS wrITingS PublIsHed since 2000. A Web page DediCATeD to WallaCE SChOLarsHIp iS maIntaIned AT WESTerN kEnTUcKy UNIvERsiTy. iN a 2010 BOOk, thE eNviRonMentalist TIM fLANnery ArgUeD tHat WalLace wAS "the first mODErn scientIST To cOmprehENd how eSSential cooPerAtion is To OuR SurVIvAl", and suGgesTeD tHaT waLlace's understaNdIng oF natural seleCTioN AnD his laTer wOrK On The atmOSpherE sHould be seeN aS a forEruNneR TO ModeRn eCologicaL tHinKiNG. a cOLlectiOn OF His medaLS, INCluding tHE order Of merIt, were sOld At AUCtiOn foR £273,000 IN 2022.