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To celebrate David Attenborough's 70-year career, the UN Environment Programme awarded the 95-year-old with its Champions of the Earth Lifetime Achievement Award, the UN’s highest environmental honor.

The broadcaster is recognised for his devotion to telling stories about the natural world.

The United Nations has recognized Sir David Attenborough's outsized impact on the global environmental movement, presenting him with the UN Champions of the Earth Lifetime Achievement Award.

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) announced today that Sir David Attenborough is the recipient of the Champions of the Earth Lifetime Achievement Award for his dedication to research, documentation, and advocacy for the protection of nature and its restoration.

Upon receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award, the 95-year-old veteran broadcaster urged action to prevent further destruction of the planet.

Sir David first presented Zoo Quest at the age of 28, and was seen in Sierra Leone. For a subsequent series in 1956 (pictured), the broadcaster went to Borneo in search of the Komodo dragon.

Beyond our imagination. only a concerted effort by the countries of the world will do, sir david tells inger andersen, the head of the un environment programme. we know what the problems are and we know how to solve them. all we lack is a unified action. right. these problems cannot be solved by one nation, no matter how big that single nation is. weve also recognised an uncomfortable fact. the health of our oceans is under threat. but sir david has not lost hope. look how many whale species hav...

David Attenborough named recipient of top UN environmental award-

As bad as the environment seems with climate change and other pollution, scientists say humanity has also done a pretty good job of cleaning up past messes

In an exclusive interview, David Attenborough, United Nations Champion of the Earth, and Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme, discuss the importance of restoring nature and how science can appeal to people’s hearts. UNEP