David Bellamy
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David James Bellamy OBE
(born 18 January 1933) is a British
author
, broadcaster
, environment
al campaigner and botanist. He has lived in County Durham
since 1960.
disaster; he published Effects of Pollution from the Torrey Canyon on Littoral and Sublittoral Ecosystems in Nature http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1967Natur.216.1170B. He has written and presented some 400 television
programmes on botany
, ecology
, and environmental issues. Bellamy is the originator, along with David Shreeve and the Conservation Foundation
(which he also founded), of the Ford European Conservation Awards and has published scientific papers (between 1966 and 1986) and many books.
In 1980, he released a single
written by Mike Croft with musical arrangement by Dave Grosse to coincide with the release of the I-Spy
title I Spy Dinosaurs, a title exploring the subject of dinosaur fossils. Entitled "Brontosaurus Will You Wait For Me?" (backed with "Oh Stegasaurus") he performed it on Blue Peter
wearing an orange jump suit. It reached number 88 in the charts http://www.chartstats.com/chart.php?week=19830409. During this period he was a popular television presenter. He was parodied by Lenny Henry
on Tiswas
with a "grapple me grapenuts" catchphrase. He once lent his distinctive voice to an advert for the blackcurrant drink Ribena
, which claimed that 95% of British blackcurrants were used in Ribena. (This has now been changed to "Nearly all British blackcurrants are used in Ribena".)
During the 1980s he replaced Big Chief I-Spy as the figurehead of the I-Spy
range of children's books and to whom completed books were sent in order to receive a reward.
In 1983, he was jailed for blockading the Australia
n Franklin River
in a protest against a proposed dam
. On 18 August 1984 he leapt from the pier at St. Abbs
Harbour into the North Sea. In the process he officially opened Britain's first Voluntary Marine Reserve, the St. Abbs and Eyemouth Voluntary Marine Reserve
. In 1997 he stood unsuccessfully against the incumbent Prime Minister
John Major
for the Referendum Party
. Bellamy credits this campaign with the decline in his career as a popular celebrity and television personality, stating in 2002:
He is a prominent campaigner against the construction of wind farm
s in undeveloped areas. This is despite appearing very enthusiastic about wind power in the educational video Power from the Wind produced by Britain's Central Electricity Generating Board.
In 2010 Bellamy starred in an advert for Churchill Insurance Company, in which The Churchill Dog house sits for Bellamy.
David Bellamy is currently the President of the British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc) and is a strong supporter of the BICSc plan to educate young people to care for and protect the environment. The David Bellamy Awards Programme is a competition designed to encourage schools to be aware of, and act positively towards, environmental cleanliness. The 2010/2011 Awards are now accepting applicants and further information on this can be found on the BICSc website.
David Bellamy is currently a patron of the British Homeopathic Association
.
Bellamy's later statements on global warming indicate that he subsequently changed his views completely. In 2004, he wrote an article in the Daily Mail
in which he described the theory of man-made global warming
as "poppycock". A letter he published on 16 April 2005 in New Scientist
asserted that a large percentage (555 of 625) of the glaciers being observed by the World Glacier Monitoring Service
were advancing, not retreating. George Monbiot
of The Guardian
tracked down Bellamy's original source for this information and found that it was Fred Singer
's website. Singer claimed to have obtained these figures from a 1989 article in the journal Science, but no such article exists. Bellamy has since stated that his figures on glaciers were wrong, and announced in a letter to The Sunday Times in 2005 that he had "decided to draw back from the debate on global warming".
His opinions have changed the way in which some organisations view Bellamy. In 2005 a spokesperson for the charity Plantlife
, of which Bellamy had been president for 15 years, stated that "it would be wrong to ask him to continue [as president]". The Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts
stated in 2005 "We are not happy with his line on climate change", and Bellamy was succeeded as president of the Wildlife Trusts by Aubrey Manning
in November 2005.
In October 2006 the New Zealand Herald reported that Bellamy had joined the New Zealand Climate Science Coalition
, a group trying to refute what they believe are unfounded claims about man-made global warming In May 2007 Bellamy and Jack Barrett jointly authored a paper in the refereed Civil Engineering journal of the Institution of Civil Engineers
entitled 'Climate stability: an inconvenient proof'. In this report they argue that the widely prophesied doubling of carbon dioxide levels from natural, pre-industrial levels was not only unlikely but would also amount to less than 1 degree C of global warming.
In June 2007, The New Zealand Centre for Policy Research (founded by Muriel Newman
formerly an MP in the neo-liberal ACT Party) published an opinion piece by Bellamy stating amongst other things that "There are no facts linking the concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide with imminent catastrophic global warming".
Bellamy complained in November 2008 that his dissent from global warming has resulted in rejection for his BBC TV programme ideas. However, The Guardian
newspaper has pointed out that Bellamy stopped making television programmes in 1994, some ten years before his first public statement showed scepticism about climate change.
Recipient of:
in conjunction with the Royal Society for Nature Conservation:
s or introductions to:
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(born 18 January 1933) is a British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
author
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
, broadcaster
Presenter
A presenter, or host , is a person or organization responsible for running an event. A museum or university, for example, may be the presenter or host of an exhibit. Likewise, a master of ceremonies is a person that hosts or presents a show...
, environment
Natural environment
The natural environment encompasses all living and non-living things occurring naturally on Earth or some region thereof. It is an environment that encompasses the interaction of all living species....
al campaigner and botanist. He has lived in County Durham
County Durham
County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...
since 1960.
Career
Bellamy first came to public prominence as an environmental consultant at the time of the 1967 Torrey CanyonTorrey Canyon
The Torrey Canyon was a supertanker capable of carrying a cargo of 120,000 tons of crude oil, which was shipwrecked off the western coast of Cornwall, England in March 1967 causing an environmental disaster...
disaster; he published Effects of Pollution from the Torrey Canyon on Littoral and Sublittoral Ecosystems in Nature http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1967Natur.216.1170B. He has written and presented some 400 television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
programmes on botany
Botany
Botany, plant science, or plant biology is a branch of biology that involves the scientific study of plant life. Traditionally, botany also included the study of fungi, algae and viruses...
, ecology
Ecology
Ecology is the scientific study of the relations that living organisms have with respect to each other and their natural environment. Variables of interest to ecologists include the composition, distribution, amount , number, and changing states of organisms within and among ecosystems...
, and environmental issues. Bellamy is the originator, along with David Shreeve and the Conservation Foundation
Conservation Foundation, UK
The Conservation Foundation, a registered charity in the UK, was founded in 1982 by Prof David Bellamy and David Shreeve. Prof Bellamy is the President of the Foundation and David Shreeve is its Executive Director.-Structure:...
(which he also founded), of the Ford European Conservation Awards and has published scientific papers (between 1966 and 1986) and many books.
In 1980, he released a single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
written by Mike Croft with musical arrangement by Dave Grosse to coincide with the release of the I-Spy
I-Spy
The I-SPY books are spotters' guides written for British children, and particularly successful in the 1950s and 1960s in their original form and again when relaunched by Michelin in 2009 after a seven year gap in publishing....
title I Spy Dinosaurs, a title exploring the subject of dinosaur fossils. Entitled "Brontosaurus Will You Wait For Me?" (backed with "Oh Stegasaurus") he performed it on Blue Peter
Blue Peter
Blue Peter is the world's longest-running children's television show, having first aired in 1958. It is shown on CBBC, both in its BBC One programming block and on the CBBC channel. During its history there have been many presenters, often consisting of two women and two men at a time...
wearing an orange jump suit. It reached number 88 in the charts http://www.chartstats.com/chart.php?week=19830409. During this period he was a popular television presenter. He was parodied by Lenny Henry
Lenny Henry
Lenworth George "Lenny" Henry, is a British actor, writer, comedian and occasional television presenter.- Early life :...
on Tiswas
Tiswas
Tiswas was a Saturday morning children's British television series which ran from 5 January 1974 to 3 April 1982 and was produced for the ITV network by ATV Network Limited....
with a "grapple me grapenuts" catchphrase. He once lent his distinctive voice to an advert for the blackcurrant drink Ribena
Ribena
Ribena is a British brand of fruit-based uncarbonated soft drink, carbonated soft drink and fruit drink concentrate produced by GlaxoSmithKline. The original and most common variety contains real blackcurrant juice.- History :...
, which claimed that 95% of British blackcurrants were used in Ribena. (This has now been changed to "Nearly all British blackcurrants are used in Ribena".)
During the 1980s he replaced Big Chief I-Spy as the figurehead of the I-Spy
I-Spy
The I-SPY books are spotters' guides written for British children, and particularly successful in the 1950s and 1960s in their original form and again when relaunched by Michelin in 2009 after a seven year gap in publishing....
range of children's books and to whom completed books were sent in order to receive a reward.
In 1983, he was jailed for blockading the Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n Franklin River
Franklin River
The Franklin River lies in the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park at the mid northern area of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. Its source is situated at the western edge of the Central Highlands and it continues west towards the West Coast of Tasmania...
in a protest against a proposed dam
Dam
A dam is a barrier that impounds water or underground streams. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water, while other structures such as floodgates or levees are used to manage or prevent water flow into specific land regions. Hydropower and pumped-storage hydroelectricity are...
. On 18 August 1984 he leapt from the pier at St. Abbs
St. Abbs
St. Abbs , historically known as Coldingham Shore, is a small fishing village located on the south east coast of Scotland, in the Berwickshire area of Scottish Borders....
Harbour into the North Sea. In the process he officially opened Britain's first Voluntary Marine Reserve, the St. Abbs and Eyemouth Voluntary Marine Reserve
St. Abbs and Eyemouth Voluntary Marine Reserve
St. Abbs and Eyemouth Voluntary Marine Reserve is a Voluntary Marine Reserve—the first established in the United Kingdom. Located in the Scottish Borders, it covers 8 km of the Berwickshire coast, from Eyemouth in the south to St. Abb's Head in the north. At its centre is the fishing village of St....
. In 1997 he stood unsuccessfully against the incumbent Prime Minister
Prime minister
A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime...
John Major
John Major
Sir John Major, is a British Conservative politician, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1990–1997...
for the Referendum Party
Referendum Party
The Referendum Party was a Euro-sceptic, single issue party in the United Kingdom formed by Sir James Goldsmith to fight the 1997 General Election. The party called for a referendum on aspects of the UK's relationship with the European Union.-Policy:...
. Bellamy credits this campaign with the decline in his career as a popular celebrity and television personality, stating in 2002:
"In some ways it was probably the most stupid thing I ever did because I'm sure that if I have been banned from television, that's why. I used to be on Blue Peter and all those things, regularly, and it all, pffffft, stopped."
He is a prominent campaigner against the construction of wind farm
Wind farm
A wind farm is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electric power. A large wind farm may consist of several hundred individual wind turbines, and cover an extended area of hundreds of square miles, but the land between the turbines may be used for agricultural or other...
s in undeveloped areas. This is despite appearing very enthusiastic about wind power in the educational video Power from the Wind produced by Britain's Central Electricity Generating Board.
In 2010 Bellamy starred in an advert for Churchill Insurance Company, in which The Churchill Dog house sits for Bellamy.
David Bellamy is currently the President of the British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc) and is a strong supporter of the BICSc plan to educate young people to care for and protect the environment. The David Bellamy Awards Programme is a competition designed to encourage schools to be aware of, and act positively towards, environmental cleanliness. The 2010/2011 Awards are now accepting applicants and further information on this can be found on the BICSc website.
David Bellamy is currently a patron of the British Homeopathic Association
British Homeopathic Association
British Homeopathic Association is a charity founded in 1902 to promote homeopathy, and advocate for its training and research. The BHA seeks to encourage the use of homeopathy within general and specialist healthcare, and provides a listing of homeopathic practitioners...
.
Views on global warming
In his foreword to the 1989 book The Greenhouse Effect Bellamy wrote:"The profligate demands of humankind are causing far reaching changes to the atmosphere of planet Earth, of this there is no doubt. Earth's temperature is showing an upward swing, the so-called greenhouse effect, now a subject of international concern. The greenhouse effect may melt the glaciers and ice caps of the world causing the sea to rise and flood many of our great cities and much of our best farmland."
Bellamy's later statements on global warming indicate that he subsequently changed his views completely. In 2004, he wrote an article in the Daily Mail
Daily Mail
The Daily Mail is a British daily middle-market tabloid newspaper owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust. First published in 1896 by Lord Northcliffe, it is the United Kingdom's second biggest-selling daily newspaper after The Sun. Its sister paper The Mail on Sunday was launched in 1982...
in which he described the theory of man-made global warming
Global warming
Global warming refers to the rising average temperature of Earth's atmosphere and oceans and its projected continuation. In the last 100 years, Earth's average surface temperature increased by about with about two thirds of the increase occurring over just the last three decades...
as "poppycock". A letter he published on 16 April 2005 in New Scientist
New Scientist
New Scientist is a weekly non-peer-reviewed English-language international science magazine, which since 1996 has also run a website, covering recent developments in science and technology for a general audience. Founded in 1956, it is published by Reed Business Information Ltd, a subsidiary of...
asserted that a large percentage (555 of 625) of the glaciers being observed by the World Glacier Monitoring Service
World Glacier Monitoring Service
The World Glacier Monitoring Service was started in 1986, combining the two former services PSFG and TTS/WGI ....
were advancing, not retreating. George Monbiot
George Monbiot
George Joshua Richard Monbiot is an English writer, known for his environmental and political activism. He lives in Machynlleth, Wales, writes a weekly column for The Guardian, and is the author of a number of books, including Captive State: The Corporate Takeover of Britain and Bring on the...
of The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
tracked down Bellamy's original source for this information and found that it was Fred Singer
Fred Singer
Siegfried Fred Singer is an Austrian-born American physicist and emeritus professor of environmental science at the University of Virginia...
's website. Singer claimed to have obtained these figures from a 1989 article in the journal Science, but no such article exists. Bellamy has since stated that his figures on glaciers were wrong, and announced in a letter to The Sunday Times in 2005 that he had "decided to draw back from the debate on global warming".
His opinions have changed the way in which some organisations view Bellamy. In 2005 a spokesperson for the charity Plantlife
Plantlife
Plantlife is a wild plant conservation charity. As of 2007, its membership was 10,500 and it owned 23 nature reserves around the UK.-History:It was founded in 1989 with its first President being Professor David Bellamy. By 1999 it had 22 nature reserves....
, of which Bellamy had been president for 15 years, stated that "it would be wrong to ask him to continue [as president]". The Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts
Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts
The Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts or RSWT is a registered charity, incorporated by Royal Charter to promote conservation and manage environmental funds...
stated in 2005 "We are not happy with his line on climate change", and Bellamy was succeeded as president of the Wildlife Trusts by Aubrey Manning
Aubrey Manning
Professor Aubrey William George Manning OBE FRSE FIBiol is a distinguished English zoologist and broadcaster.-Life:...
in November 2005.
In October 2006 the New Zealand Herald reported that Bellamy had joined the New Zealand Climate Science Coalition
New Zealand Climate Science Coalition
The New Zealand Climate Science Coalition is an organisation based in New Zealand which has the aim of refuting what it believes are unfounded claims about anthropogenic global warming.-Beginnings:...
, a group trying to refute what they believe are unfounded claims about man-made global warming In May 2007 Bellamy and Jack Barrett jointly authored a paper in the refereed Civil Engineering journal of the Institution of Civil Engineers
Institution of Civil Engineers
Founded on 2 January 1818, the Institution of Civil Engineers is an independent professional association, based in central London, representing civil engineering. Like its early membership, the majority of its current members are British engineers, but it also has members in more than 150...
entitled 'Climate stability: an inconvenient proof'. In this report they argue that the widely prophesied doubling of carbon dioxide levels from natural, pre-industrial levels was not only unlikely but would also amount to less than 1 degree C of global warming.
In June 2007, The New Zealand Centre for Policy Research (founded by Muriel Newman
Muriel Newman
Dr. Muriel Newman is a former New Zealand politician. She was the deputy leader of the ACT New Zealand.-Early years:Newman was born in northern England, but arrived in New Zealand at the age of eight. She was raised in Whangarei. She gained a BSc in mathematics from University of Auckland, and...
formerly an MP in the neo-liberal ACT Party) published an opinion piece by Bellamy stating amongst other things that "There are no facts linking the concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide with imminent catastrophic global warming".
Bellamy complained in November 2008 that his dissent from global warming has resulted in rejection for his BBC TV programme ideas. However, The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
newspaper has pointed out that Bellamy stopped making television programmes in 1994, some ten years before his first public statement showed scepticism about climate change.
Recognition
Bellamy also holds or has held these positions:- Professor of Adult and Continuing Education, University of Durham.
- Hon. Prof. Central Queensland UniversityCentral Queensland UniversityCQUniversity is an Australian public university based in Queensland. Its main campus is in North Rockhampton Queensland. However, it also has campuses in Bundaberg, Emerald, Gladstone and Mackay, as well as operations throughout Asia-Pacific. For instance, Melior Business School is one of its...
, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Systems - Special Professor of Botany, (Geography), University of NottinghamUniversity of NottinghamThe University of Nottingham is a public research university based in Nottingham, United Kingdom, with further campuses in Ningbo, China and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...
. - Honorary degrees:
- Honorary Dr. of Science, Bournemouth UniversityBournemouth UniversityBournemouth University is a university in and around the large south coast town of Bournemouth, UK...
- Doctor of the University, May 1984, Open UniversityOpen UniversityThe Open University is a distance learning and research university founded by Royal Charter in the United Kingdom...
- Honorary Dr. of Science, Bournemouth University
- President of:
- FOSUMS - Friends Of Sunderland Museum
- The Conservation Foundation, UKConservation Foundation, UKThe Conservation Foundation, a registered charity in the UK, was founded in 1982 by Prof David Bellamy and David Shreeve. Prof Bellamy is the President of the Foundation and David Shreeve is its Executive Director.-Structure:...
- The Wildlife Trusts partnershipThe Wildlife Trusts partnershipThe Wildlife Trusts is an organisation made up of 47 local Wildlife Trusts in the United Kingdom plus the Isle of Man and Alderney.The Wildlife Trusts, between them, look after around 2,300 nature reserves covering more than 90,000 hectares...
- The Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country
- Durham Wildlife TrustDurham Wildlife TrustDurham Wildlife Trust, founded in 1971, is a registered charity which aims to protect wildlife and promote nature conservation in parts of County Durham and Tyne and Wear, England...
- Population Concern
- PlantlifePlantlifePlantlife is a wild plant conservation charity. As of 2007, its membership was 10,500 and it owned 23 nature reserves around the UK.-History:It was founded in 1989 with its first President being Professor David Bellamy. By 1999 it had 22 nature reserves....
- WATCH
- Coral Cay Conservation
- National Association for Environmental Education
- British Naturalists' AssociationBritish Naturalists' AssociationThe British Naturalists' Association is one of the United Kingdom's oldest natural history organisations, originally founded in 1905 as The British Empire Naturalists' Association-Aims:...
- Galapagos Conservation TrustGalapagos Conservation TrustThe Galapagos Conservation Trust is a British conservation charity established to raise funds for, and awareness of, for the Galapagos Islands. It is a member of the Friends of Galapagos network...
- British Institute of Cleaning Science
- Hampstead Heath Anglers Society
- The Camping and Caravanning club
- Vice President:
- BTCVBTCVBTCV is a British charitable organisation that works to facilitate environmental conservation through practical tasks undertaken by volunteers...
- Fauna and Flora International
- Marine Conservation SocietyMarine Conservation SocietyThe Marine Conservation Society a UK charity for the protection of the seas around the United Kingdom, and for the protection of their shores and wildlife.According to their website MCS's Vision is:Their website also states:...
- Australian Marine Conservation SocietyAustralian Marine Conservation SocietyAustralian Marine Conservation Society is an Australian independent and not-for-profit organisation, founded in 1965, is dedicated solely to protecting the health and vitality of Australia's coasts and oceans...
- Nature in ArtNature in ArtNature in Art is a museum and art gallery at Wallsworth Hall, Twigworth, Gloucester, England, dedicated exclusively to art inspired by nature in all forms, styles and media...
Trust
- BTCV
- TrusteeTrusteeTrustee is a legal term which, in its broadest sense, can refer to any person who holds property, authority, or a position of trust or responsibility for the benefit of another...
- Living Landscape Trust
- World Land TrustWorld Land TrustThe World Land Trust is a UK-based nonprofit environmental organization established in 1989. Its primary aims are to ensure conservation of plants, animals and natural communities in areas at risk...
(1992–2002)
- Patron ; The Space Theatre, Dundee
- Hon Fellow Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental ManagementChartered Institution of Water and Environmental ManagementThe Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management is an independent professional body and a registered charity, advancing the science and practice of water and environmental management for a clean, green and sustainable world....
- Chairman of the international committee for the Tourism for Tomorrow Awards.
- Honorary member:
- BSES ExpeditionsBSES Expeditions-History:BSES Expeditions is one of the longest-running and most distinctive youth development charities of its kind. Based at the Royal Geographical Society, BSES Expeditions was founded in 1932, by an original member of Captain Scott's final Antarctic Expedition of 1910-13, Surgeon Commander...
- Patron; Project AWARE Foundation
- BSES Expeditions
- Patron of Tree Appeal
- Patron of RECOrd (Local Biological Records Centre for Cheshire)RECOrd (Local Biological Records Centre)rECOrd is a Local Biological Records Centre serving Cheshire, Halton, Warrington and Wirral - 'The Cheshire region'. It provides a local facility for the storage, validation and usage of Cheshire-based biological data under the National Biodiversity Network project...
Recipient of:
- The DutchNetherlandsThe Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
Order of the Golden ArkOrder of the Golden ArkThe Most Excellent Order of the Golden Ark was established by Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands in 1971 as an order of merit. Although not awarded by, it is recognized by the government of the Netherlands as a legal order. It is awarded to people for major contributions to nature conservation... - Patron of Southport Flower ShowSouthport Flower ShowSouthport Flower Show held at Victoria Park, Southport, Merseyside is the largest independent flower show in the UK. It was originally started in 1924 by the local council, but since 1986 it has been operated by Southport Flower Show company, which is a registered charity. It is held annually for...
- the U.N.E.P. Global 500 Award
- The Duke of Edinburgh's Award for Underwater Research
- BAFTA, Richard Dimbleby Award
- BSACBSACBSAC can stand for:*Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center*Bit Sliced Arithmetic Coding, audio coding from MPEG-4 Part 3*British South Africa Company*British Sub-Aqua Club*British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy*Black Swamp Area Council...
Diver of The Year Award
Discovering the Countryside with David Bellamy
Bellamy was "consultant editor and contributor" for this series, published by HamlynHamlyn (publishers)
Hamlyn is a UK publishing company founded by Paul Hamlyn in 1950 with an initial investment of £350. His desire was to create "fine books with the common touch" which remains the foundation of its commercial success...
in conjunction with the Royal Society for Nature Conservation:
- Coastal Walks (1982; ISBN 0-600-35588-8)
- Woodland Walks (1982; ISBN 0-600-35658-2)
- Waterside Walks (1983; ISBN 0-600-35636-1)
- Grassland Walks (1983; ISBN 0-600-35637-X)
Forewords
Bellamy has contributed forewordForeword
A foreword is a piece of writing sometimes placed at the beginning of a book or other piece of literature. Written by someone other than the primary author of the work, it often tells of some interaction between the writer of the foreword and the book's primary author or the story the book tells...
s or introductions to:
- Chris Packham's Back Garden Nature Reserve New Holland PublishersNew Holland PublishersNew Holland Publishers is an international book and map publisher with a head office in South Africa and offices in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand.-External links:****...
, Chris PackhamChris PackhamChristopher George "Chris" Packham is an English naturalist, nature photographer, television presenter and author. He is the brother of fashion designer, Jenny Packham...
, (2001) ISBN 1-85974-520-2 - The Cosmic Fairy Arthur Atkinson [pseudonym for Arthur Moppett] [Colin Smythe Limited Publishers], 1996, ISBN 0-86140-403-3
- British Naturalists Association Guide to Woodlands J L Cloudsley-Thompson
- While the Earth Endures Creation, Cosmology and Climate Change Philip Foster [St Matthew Publishing Ltd]. (2008)
External links
- http://www.bics.org.uk/readnews.aspx?nid=129 David Bellamy Awards for Sustainability in Schools
- David Bellamy Conservation Awards
- Simon Hattenstone, The Guardian, 30 September 2002, "The green man" - Interview with David Bellamy
- New Scientist: 11 June 2005, British conservationist to lose posts after climate claims - Issue 2503, page 4
- Bellamy in the Daily Mail, 9 July 2004
- Correspondence between David Bellamy and George Monbiot, 2004
- George Monbiot, The Guardian, 10 May 2005, "Junk science:David Bellamy's inaccurate and selective figures on glacier shrinkage are a boon to climate change deniers"
- Radio broadcast, Bellamy, David Suzuki, Janet Earle on marine conservation, RRR 102.7fm, Melbourne, 2002
- St. Abbs and Eyemouth Voluntary Marine Reserve, Britain's first Voluntary Marine Reserve opened by David Bellamy in August 1984.
- Today’s forecast: yet another blast of hot air, The Times, 22 October 2007.