In his inspirational new memoir, Breaking New Ground, Lester Brown traces life from a small farm to leadership as a global environmental analyst. Here is a selection of photos from his time at the Worldwatch Institute.

1. WORLDWATCH INSTITUTE
photos of Lester R. Brown

3. Blondeen Duhaney Gravely was
one of the three incorporators of
Worldwatch Institute, the other
two being Erik Eckholm and
Lester. Blondeen had worked
with Lester at the U.S.
Department of Agriculture and
at the Overseas Development
Council.

6. Lester with Aurelio Peccei, founder and president of the Club of Rome, at a meeting
in Rio de Janeiro, 1979.

7. At Tokyo train station while attending Japanese EPA
Symposium, June 12, 1981. Tasuku Uno, Executive Director of Japan
Environmental Association (Lester’s right), Tsutomu Tanaka (on left)

8. UNIS UN student conference, February 27, 1981

10. Photo taken by
Mother Earth News in
the Worldwatch
library, 1986

11. Most of the Worldwatch team, 1989

14. Receiving Sasakawa Environment Award, Stockholm, June 5, 1989. Mostalfa
Tolba, Director-General UN Environment Programme; Lester; Pastrano
Borrero, former president of Columbia and Chairman of Sasakawa Environment

15. Brenda at reception of awarding Sasakawa Environment Award.
Mostalfa Tolba (center), King Bodouin of Belgium (right).

16. Receiving the Worldwide Fund for Nature Gold Medal from Prince Philip, 1989

17. From the award certificate:
“For monitoring and reporting through the Worldwatch Institute and its
publications, the global environmental demographic and economic issues that must
be understood by policy makers
For your continuing concern for America’s sometimes flagging leadership in a world
where the impact of human activity on the delicate balance of nature can yield
catastrophe
For being champion of a cause whose time has come.”
New members of the
Rutgers University Hall of
Distinguished
Alumni, 1990.

18. Lester and Steffan de Mistura, Director
General, World Wildlife Fund – Italy, Rome, June
8, 1989

19. Speaking at Planet Terre conference sponsored by French President
Francois Mitterrand, June 12, 1989, Paris

20. Receiving the A. Bizzozero Award, University of Parma, Italy, 1991

21. Speaking at the European Parliament, Brussels, 1991

23. Worldwatch Press Symposium, Earth Summit,
Rio de Janeiro, June 1992. Sandra Postel (Front),
Ketil Gravir (World Watch Norden) at the
Podium, Gro Harlem Brundtland (Prime
Minister of Norway), and Lester. Photo credit: Mark
Edwards/Still Pictures

24. Lester speaking at the
Worldwatch Press Symposium,
Earth Summit, Rio de Janeiro,
June 1992
Photo credit: Mark Edwards/Still Pictures

25. Conference in Bonn organized by
Friedrich Ebert Foundation, February
7, 1999.

26. Conference sponsored by Shu-Tsong Life Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan. November
17, 1992. Lester also launched the Chinese edition of World Watch magazine.

27. 1994

28. 1991

30. Quilt given to Worldwatch Institute in 1993 by the Boise Peace Quilt
Project. Each block pertains to a theme of the Institute’s research.

33. Getting ready to take a spin in the new Prius by Toyota. With Lester are
Masatsugu and Toshishige Kurosawa of the Ikari Corporation, 1997.

37. Speaking in Bonn at a conference
organized by the Friedrich Ebert
Foundation, February 1999

38. Blondeen Gravely with Lester, 2004. She
was one of the incorporators of Worldwatch
Institute and had worked with Lester at the
USDA and Overseas Development Council.

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