Martin Holdgate

Sir Martin Wyatt Holdgate
Sir Martin Wyatt Holdgate
Born	14 January 1931(age 93); Horsham,England
Nationality	English
Alma mater	Queens' College,Cambridge University
Known for	Environmental conservation work
Awards	W. S. Bruce Medal, Companion of the Order of the Bath, UNEP Silver Medal, UNEP 500 Award, Commander Order of the Golden Ark, Patron's Medal of the Royal Geographical Society, Livingstone Medal of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society, Knight Bachelor, Honorary Fellow of the Zoological Society of London, Honorary member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature
	Scientific career
Fields	Biology, Environmental Science
Institutions	Manchester University,Durham University,Cambridge University,British Antarctic Survey,Nature Conservancy Council,Department of the Environment,International Union for Conservation of Nature

Sir Martin Wyatt HoldgateCB(born 14 January 1931) is an Englishbiologistand environmental scientist.

Early life

Holdgate was born in Horsham, England on 14 January 1931, grew up inBlackpool,^[1]and was educated atArnold School.He then attendedCambridge Universityas an undergraduate atQueens' College, Cambridgefrom 1949, graduating in 1952 with degrees inzoologyandbotany^[2]and, subsequently, a doctorate in insect physiology.^[1]

He taught atManchester University,Durham Universityand Cambridge, as well as undertaking expeditions toTristan da Cunha,south-westChileand theAntarctic.^[1]He was Chief Biologist to theBritish Antarctic Survey,then research director of theNature Conservancy Counciland, for eighteen years, Chief Scientist and head of research at theDepartment of the Environment.^[1]Subsequently, he was Director General of theInternational Union for Conservation of Nature.^[1]

After his formal retirement, he was a member of theRoyal Commission on Environmental Pollutionand served as co-chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Forests, and Secretary of theUN Secretary General's High-Level Board on Sustainable Development.^[1]

Holdgate has received numerous awards and honours for his work.^[3]

Holdgate has been President of theZoological Society of Londonand of theFreshwater Biological Association.^[1]He is also a member and fellow of theInstitute of Biology,making him aChartered Biologist,and entitling him to use the designationsC.BiolandF.I.Biol.In July 2014, he was appointed President of Friends of the Lake District.^[1]

Holdgate edited the journalAntarctic Ecology(published for theScientific Committee on Antarctic Research,by theAcademic Press) from the first edition in 1970. His publications include the following:^[3]

—— (1958).Mountains in the Sea.Macmillan; St.Martin's Press.
—— (1979).A Perspective of Environmental Pollution.Cambridge University Press.ISBN 978-0521221979.
—— (1996).From Care to Action.Hemisphere.ISBN 978-1560325604.
—— (1999).The Green Web: A Union for World Conservation.Routledge.ISBN 978-1853835957.
—— (2003).Penguins and Mandarins: Memories of Natural and Un-Natural History.Memoir Club.ISBN 978-1841040790.
—— (2006).The Story of Appleby in Westmorland.Hayloft Publishing.ISBN 978-1904524359.
—— (2009).Arnold: the story of a Blackpool school.Hayloft Publishing.ISBN 978-1904524632.

The World Environment 1972–82.Tycooly International Publishing Ltd. 1982.ISBN 978-0907567141.(joint editor)

^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h"Sir Martin Holdgate – New President of Friends of the Lake District".Friends of the Lake District. 22 July 2014.Retrieved23 July2014.
^Eminent Alumni Archived16 June 2009 at theWayback Machine,Queens's College, Cambridge, accessed 16 February 2010
^^a ^bSir Martin Holdgate, CB Archived20 July 2013 at theWayback Machine,Debretts 'People of Today', accessed 16 February 2010

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