Fred Pearce (born 30 December 1951) is an English science writer and public speaker based in London. He reports on the environment,
popular science
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and development issues. He specialises in global environmental issues, including water and
climate change
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.
Biography
Pearce is currently the environment consultant of ''
New Scientist
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'' magazine and a regular contributor to the British newspapers ''
Daily Telegraph
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'', ''
The Guardian
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'', ''
The Independent
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'', and ''
Times Higher Education
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Ownership
TPG Capital acquired TSL Education ...
''. He has also written for several US publications including ''
Audubon'', ''
Foreign Policy
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'', ''
Popular Science
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'', ''
Seed
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'', and ''
Time
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''.
Pearce has written books on environmental issues and development issues. He has also written reports and extended journalism for
WWF, the
UN Environment Programme, the
Red Cross
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,
UNESCO
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, the
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and Grant (money), grants to the governments of Least developed countries, low- and Developing country, middle-income countries for the purposes of economic development ...
, the
European Environment Agency
The European Environment Agency (EEA) is the agency of the European Union (EU) which provides independent information on the environment.
Definition
The European Environment Agency (EEA) is the agency of the European Union (EU) which provides ...
, and the UK
Environment Agency
The Environment Agency (EA) is a non-departmental public body, established in 1996 and sponsored by the United Kingdom government's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with responsibilities relating to the protection and enha ...
. He is a trustee of the
Integrated Water Resources International.
Writings
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* ''The Coming Population Crash: and Our Planet's Surprising Future '', Beacon Press, 2010.
* ''The Climate Files: The Battle for the Truth About Global Warming'', Guardian Books, 2010.
* ''Written in Water: Messages of Hope for Earth's Most Precious Resource'' (contributing essayist),
National Geographic Society
The National Geographic Society, headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States, is one of the largest nonprofit scientific and educational organizations in the world.
Founded in 1888, its interests include geography, archaeology, natural sc ...
, 2010.
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* ''The Land Grabbers: The New Fight over Who Owns the Earth'', Beacon Press, 2012
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References
External links
Fred's Footprint blog on New Scientist website (defunct)
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1951 births
Living people
English environmentalists
English male journalists
English science writers