 He is a recipient of a UN Global 500 Award "for outstanding environmental achievements".Herbert Girardet's thirteen books include "Earthrise" (1992), "The Gaia Atlas of Cities" (1992), "Creating Sustainable Cities" (1999), "Cities, People, Planet" (2004), "Shaping our Future" (2005), "" (2007) and "Creating Regenerative Cities" (2015).Herbert Girardet has produced 50 TV documentaries on sustainable development, including "Far From Paradise", "Jungle Pharmacy" and "Halting the Fires".