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Welcome to the Website of Stanley Johnson.

Stanley Johnson was born in Cornwall, raised on Exmoor, and educated at Sherborne School in Dorset and Exeter College, Oxford. More about Stanley

Backing Boris - Mayor of London

Boris's dad praises campaign

BBC News website | click here

BBC interview | click here


 

Environment

Temples of Delight

Angkor WatStanley Johnson turns Indiana Jones to climb temples, fight snakes and eat local amphibians.
ES Magazine.

Temples of Delight - Angkor Wat


 

Forty years on from Tet: how the US won Vietnam

HanoiStanley Johnson returns to Vietnam four decades after the offensive that shattered American confidence in the war — but reflects that the US went on to win the cultural battle. The Spectator.

Forty years on from Tet: how the US won Vietnam


 

Nature's chance meeting

Cape TribulationAn hour after midnight on June 11 1770, Captain Cook's ship, the Endeavour, struck the coral reef off the shore of what is now called Tropical North Queensland. Financial Times.

Nature's chance meeting


 

International protection for world's sharks

Click here for article published on the Telegraph Earth website, 28th December 2007

For more info visit Shark Alliance


 

Reinventing the whale

Stanley, Sea of Cortez, BajaEnvironmentalist Stanley Johnson makes a new 50-tonne friend off the coast of Baja California, where eco-tourism has helped bring blue whales back from the brink. The Guardian.

Photo: Celia Condit

Reinventing the whale


 

International Rescue

Volunteering on a research project gets you closer than ever to some of the world’s most endangered species. Click here for article published in Harpers Bazaar, April 2007

Thin Ice

Stanley in AntarcticaTwo decades ago, the author and environmentalist Stanley Johnson wrote the definitive book about Antarctica. Here, he returns to see how life has changed in the last great wilderness. The Independent Magazine.

Thin Ice

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Convention on Migratory Species

Website

Press Release

In January 2007, Stanley was invited to become the third CMS Ambassador. More about CMS Ambassadors


 

Niger Wildlife: In search of the addax

Niger Wildlife: In search of the addaxPlayboy hunters with helicopters and Kalashnikovs are driving the Sahel's fragile population of wild animals to extinction. Stanley Johnson travelled to Niger to witness the devastation for The Independent.

Niger Wildlife: In search of the addax

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Tread softly among the iguanas

Stanley with giant tortoise, Galapagos IslandsIf you measure the significance of a topic by how much media attention it receives, I would guess that last year climate change came close to ousting the Iraq war as the number one issue. And as the new year stretches ahead of us on this first weekend of January, I am sure that the future of the planet - in particular the seemingly unstoppable rise in greenhouse gas emissions - will dominate our press and television. Stanley Johnson writes for The Financial Times.

Tread softly among the iguanas

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Hunting down the hunter: A dying breed

Hunting down the hunter: A dying breedIndia's tigers are vanishing at an alarming rate, the victims of poachers and human pressure on their habitat. Stanley Johnson reports for The Independent from Madhya Pradesh.

Hunting down the hunter: A dying breed

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The Great Ape Scandal

The Great Ape ScandalA special report about the future of the orang-utan in Borneo. Stanley writes for The Telegraph on how the natural habitat of the orang-utan is disappearing because of the spread of palm-oil plantations. The Great Ape Scandal

Stanley Johnson also spoke on BBC Radio 4's Today programme about the issue. Click here to listen.

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Society for Protection of Animals Aboad

Stanley with SPANA - The Society for Protection of Animals Abroad - in DarfurStanley supports the work of the Society for Protection of Animals Abroad (SPANA) and has been to see their work in Darfur. Duty and the beast


 

The Gorilla Organisation

Stanley with the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, now The Gorilla Organisation, in the CongoStanley is a Trustee of The Gorilla Organisation. In 2004 he visited their work protecting the Mountain Gorillas in Congo's National Park of the Virungas. Rumbles in the jungle.


 

Yawanawa Tribe in Brazil

On the road to ruinStanley examines the impact of a new highway through the Amazonian rainforest On the road to ruin

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Politics

General Election Blog

In the General Election, Stanley stood for the Conservatives in Teignbridge, Devon. Read his campaign blog on the Channel 4 website, Election Blog

Channel 4 News' Political Impact Award

Stanley presented the award for the "Politician who has made the most impact..."

 

 


 

Politics

O come all ye faithful

Stanley JohnsonStanley writes for the New Statesman 'Conference Blog'.

Photo: David Birkin www.davidbirkin.co.uk

O come all ye faithful


 

Boris for Mayor - 'I'm prejudiced in his favour'

Stanley and BorisSome advice for Boris from a proud father. The Spectator.

Boris for Mayor - 'I'm prejudiced in his favour'


 

Media

More4 'Stanley goes to Europe'

Stanley goes to Europe15 November 2006: Stanley Johnson, columnist, environmentalist, former Tory MEP and bon viveur travels to some of the most beautiful places in Europe to reveal how the EU is misusing vast amounts of our money.


 

Sky Report 'Can The World Cup Make You Happy?'

20 June 2006: Click here for video

Click here to read report on Sky.

Stanley was one of the four regular presenters of the new More4 TV Channel chat show, The Last Word.

BBC - click here to watch 'Johnson and Johnson's big night' from the BBC

In 2005 Stanley had a regular column in the Guardian...Click here for articles

 

Travel

Villa IreneSun, sea, odyssey - Stanley writes for The Telegraph Sun, sea, odyssey

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Contact Stanley

You can email Stanley at stanley@stanleyjohnson.com.