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Yann Arthus-Bertrand
Yann Arthus-Bertrand is a French environmentalist, activist, journalist and photographer. He has also directed films about the impact of humans on the planet. He is especially well known for his book Earth from Above (1999) and his films Home (2009) and Human (2015). It is because of this commitment that Yann Arthus-Bertrand was designated Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Pro…
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culture · French photographer (born 1946) · painter · photographer · film director · journalist · screenwriter · balloonist · environmentalist · also Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Yann Arthus Bertrand, Arthus-Bertrand
Born 13 March 1946 · Q314223
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2022· 1 entry
Yahoo: Yann Arthus-Bertrand’s ‘Legacy’ Bought by Prime Video, TV Channels Around The World (EXCLUSIVE)
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2020· 1 entry
Awarded Commander of the Legion of Honour (2020).
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2018· 1 entry
Reviews: Yann Arthus-Bertrand Appointed DJI Master
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2016· 1 entry
Awarded Commander of the National Order of Merit (2016).
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2013· 2 entries
Won Cherry Kearton Medal and Award (2013).
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Awarded Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres (2013).
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2009· 2 entries
Awarded Officer of the Legion of Honour (2009).
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Awarded Champions of the Earth (2009).
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2008· 3 entries
Awarded Officer of the National Order of Merit (2008).
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By former French President Jacques Chirac in order to promote world peace through five advocacy programmes, two of which deal with environmental issues such as access to fresh water, desertification and deforestation
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Launched a project called 6 billion others
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2006· 2 entries
Biodiversity in 2007 and energy in 2008)
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Launched a series of documentaries called Vu du ciel (Seen from Above) for the French public channels
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2001· 2 entries
Awarded Knight of the Legion of Honour (2001).
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Awarded Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations (2001).
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2000· 1 entry
His "Earth from Above" free exhibition was set up on numerous big posters on the gates of the Jardins du Luxembourg in Paris
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1994· 1 entry
Arthus-Bertrand started a thorough study on the state of the Earth sponsored by UNESCO
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1991· 1 entry
Which was the world's first press agency and images bank specialising in aerial photography (500,000 pictures taken in more than 100 countries by more than 100 photographers)
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1981· 1 entry
Published a photograph book Lions in 1983, and became an international journalist, reporter and photographer who specialised in documentaries on sports, wildlife and aerial photography for French magazines such as Paris
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1967· 1 entry
To run the Château de Saint Augustin wildlife park in Château-sur-Allier (centre of France)
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1963· 1 entry
When he was 17, he became an assistant director, then an actor in movies
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1946· 1 entry
Born 1946-03-13.
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1803· 1 entry
By Claude Arthus-Bertrand and Michel-Ange Marion
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