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Stuart L. Pimm

Stuart L. Pimm

Doris Duke Distinguished Professor of Conservation Ecology in the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences
Environmental Sciences and Policy
stuart.pimm@duke.edu
Box 90328, Durham, NC 27708-0328
A301 LSRC, Durham, NC 27708

Awards & Honors

The William Procter Prize for Scientific AchievementProcter Prize

National Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society · 2007

Edward T. LaRoe III award

National Society for Conservation Biology · 2006

Heineken Prize for Environmental Sciences

National Heineken Prizes · 2006

Fellows

National American Academy of Arts and Sciences · 2004 Area:Biological Sciences; Specialty: Evolution and Ecology More about this award

Highly Cited Researcher

National Thomson Reuters · 2001

In the News

Published May 28, 2024
How Can Forgiving Debt Benefit the Environment? Q&A with Duke Experts
Published January 8, 2024
Protected Areas for Elephants Work Best if They Are Connected
Published October 24, 2023
Inside the XPrize Pressure Cooker
Published June 5, 2023
Duke Team In Singapore Aims To Unlock The Rainforest’s Secrets And Better Protect It
Published February 8, 2022
Preventing Pandemics Costs Far Less than Controlling Them
Published July 29, 2021
Extinction Risks Remain High for Giant Pandas in Isolated Populations
Published May 26, 2021
Eight Duke-Authored Books on the Environment
Published November 30, 2020
A Fertile Year of Environmental Research & Learning at the Nicholas School
Published July 23, 2020
To Stop the Next Pandemic, Save the Forests
Published June 26, 2020
A Wasp Named After Stuart Pimm
Published August 8, 2019
Hummingbirds Are Mesmerizing, Aggressive and Endangered. An Undergraduate's Research Seeks to Save Them
Published July 22, 2019
International Award Honors Pimm for a Career of Documenting and Protecting Endangered Species
Published August 29, 2018
To Preserve Species, Protect Key Habitats, Not Just Wilderness
Published September 27, 2017
The Giant Panda's Habitat is Shrinking and Becoming More Fragmented
Published May 22, 2017
New Project Uses Phones and Drones to Monitor Endangered Species
Published May 12, 2017
Migratory Seabird Deaths Linked to Hurricanes
Published October 2, 2016
Endangered no more? A record of species recovery
Published September 15, 2016
The biggest animals in the ocean are more likely to go extinct
Published August 10, 2016
Extinction looms closer for hundreds of species in dwindling Asian forests, Duke study finds
Published August 9, 2016
Many More Species At Risk From Southeast Asia Tree Plantations, Study Finds
Published July 27, 2016
Forests, Species on Four Continents Threatened By Palm Oil Expansion
Published July 22, 2016
Ecosystems cannot be managed without consensus on human impact
Published June 15, 2016
Stuart Pimm comments: First mammal declared extinct due to climate change, scientists say
Published May 5, 2016
Stuart Pimm comments: Leopards have lost three fourths of their territory
Published May 4, 2016
Stuart Pimm comments: Audacious stem cell plan aims to halt rhino extinction
Published March 7, 2016
Duke University hosts new institute to help preserve national park landscapes
Published December 3, 2015
Stuart Pimm quoted: How 'Racing Extinction' could save the world
Published November 18, 2015
Stuart Pimm: Environmental outlook for conservation in the 21st century
Published November 5, 2015
Blazing our way to apocalypse: The unexamined source of our climate catastrophe
Published September 17, 2015
Giant panda conservation also helps other unique species in China
Published September 17, 2015
Binbin Li, Stuart Pimm: Why we really should save giant pandas
Published September 16, 2015
The Benefits of China's Protection Of Giant Pandas
Published August 21, 2015
Stuart Pimm comments: Humans hunting animals of wrong size and age
Published August 17, 2015
Stuart Pimm: Sacred lands and snow leopards
Published August 5, 2015
Photos: Humongous endangered species tribute graces Empire State Building facade
Published August 3, 2015
Stuart Pimm featured in film: Endangered species take over the Empire State Building
Published June 23, 2015
Study builds on Duke findings: Earth 'entering new extinction phase'
Published June 2, 2015
With climate change, species are increasingly hybridizing to survive
Published May 1, 2015
Stuart Pimm comments: Global warming to push 1 in 13 species to extinction, study projects