Simon Nicholas Stuart (born 14 July 1956) is a conservationist and past executive director of A Rocha International. He is particularly known for his work on the

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Education

Stuart completed his undergraduate education at the

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in applied biology. He remained there to complete a Doctor of Philosophy in biogeography of Tanzanian montane

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under the supervision of S.K. Eltringham, while also research associate at

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under the supervision of Kim Howell.

Career

After completing his PhD, Stuart worked as a consultant for ICBP (now

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) before moving to

where he spent over 30 years in roles including Head and Chair of the Species Survival Commission, and Acting Director General. In 2017 he became Director of Strategic Conservation at Synchronicity Earth remaining until 2021 when he moved to become executive director of A Rocha International. He is a committed

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and a past trustee of A Rocha International.

Honours and awards

Blue Planet Prize The Blue Planet Prize recognises outstanding efforts in scientific research or applications of science that contribute to solving global environmental problems. The prize was created by the Asahi Glass Foundation in 1992, the year of the Rio Ear ...

(2020)

References

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