Duane Silverstein is the Executive Director of Seacology, a nonprofit organization based in Berkeley, California.[1] Silverstein holds a B.A. degree from the University of New York at Stony Brook. Later Silverstein also graduated from the University of California at Berkeley, receiving a M.A. degree. Silverstein was born in November 1952.
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History
editPrior to heading Seacology, Silverstein served as Executive Director of the Goldman Fund, a San Francisco based philanthropic foundation. During his 18 years tenure at Goldman Fund, Silverstein oversaw the Goldman Environmental Prize.[2]
Seacology operated as a volunteer-only organization until 1999 when Silverstein was brought on as its first employee and the group's headquarters was relocated to Berkeley, not far from his residence. For more than two decades he has served as Executive Director of the organization, which seeks to preserve island ecosystems, endemic species, and local cultures.[3]
In the course of his work, Silverstein has traveled to 184 islands in 74 countries.[4]
Awards and recognition
editIn 2009, Silverstein was selected as an "All-Star Among Us" and honored at Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game.[5] Silverstein was a 2010 recipient of the Jefferson Award for Public Service in the San Francisco Bay area.[6]
Having worked in island and marine conservation for 30 years, Silverstein has authored 30 articles for newspapers and magazines such as: Asian Geographic, Fathoms, Ocean Geographic, the Oakland Tribune, and other publications. He has appeared in Scuba Diving Magazine, the Divers Alert Network, and the San Francisco Chronicle. In 2022, Scuba Diving Magazine named Silverstein a recipient of its Sea Hero Award.[7]
During Silverstein's tenure as executive director, Seacology has won various awards including the United Nations Climate Secretariat's Momentum for Change climate action award.[8] On behalf of Seacology, he received the Prince Albert II of Monaco Laureate for Outstanding Innovation in 2015.[9] While serving as executive director of Seacology, the non-profit was nominated for the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize.[10] In 2024 in a ceremony at the Wharton School of Business on behalf of Seacology, Silverstein accepted the $250,000 Lipman Family Prize for outstanding vision, inspiration and impact.[11]
References
edit- ^ "About Us". Seacology. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
- ^ "Rossport Five man wins $125,000 Goldman Environmental Prize - Indymedia Ireland". www.indymedia.ie. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- ^ "What We do".
- ^ "Duane Silverstein on KPFA Radio". Seacology. 2014-09-16. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- ^ "Seacology - News". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
- ^ "Partnerships from Berkeley Protect World's Islands - cbs5.com". Archived from the original on 2010-02-18. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
- ^ "Island Ecosystem Advocate Duane Silverstein Named July Sea Hero".
- ^ unfccc.int https://unfccc.int/news/winners-of-the-2018-un-climate-action-award-announced. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Prince Albert 2 of Monaco Foundation - HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco awards the 2015 Prince's Prize for Innovative Philanthropy to Amitabh Shah of YUVA Unstoppable". www.fpa2.org. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- ^ "ICCA Consortium". 30 September 2019.
- ^ "Seacology Wins $250,000 Lipman Family Prize". 22 April 2024.