- 1980 Order of the Golden Ark, World Wildlife Award for Conservation
- 1984 J. Paul Getty Wildlife Conservation Prize
- 1985 Living Legacy Award from the International Women’s League
- 1985 Society of the United States; Award for Humane Excellence, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
- 1987 Ian Biggs’ Prize
- 1989 Encyclopædia Britannica Award for Excellence on the Dissemination of Learning for the Benefit of Mankind; Anthropologist of the Year Award
- 1990 The AMES Award, American Anthropologist Association; Whooping Crane Conservation Award, Conoco, Inc.; Gold Medal of the Society of Women Geographers; Inamori Foundation Award; Washoe Award; The Kyoto Prize in Basic Science
- 1991 The Edinburgh Medal
- 1993 Rainforest Alliance Champion Award
- 1994 Chester Zoo Diamond Jubilee Medal
- 1995 Commander of the Order of the British Empire, presented by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II; The National Geographic Society Hubbard Medal for Distinction in Exploration, Discovery, and Research; Lifetime Achievement Award, In Defense of Animals; The Moody Gardens Environmental Award; Honorary Wardenship of Uganda National Parks
- 1996: The Zoological Society of London Silver Medal; The Tanzanian Kilimanjaro Medal; The Primate Society of Great Britain Conservation Award; The Caring Institute Award; The Polar Bear Award; William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement
- 1997 John & Alice Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement; David S. Ingells, Jr. Award for Excellence; Common Wealth Award for Public Service; The Field Museum’s Award of Merit; Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement; Royal Geographical Society / Discovery Channel Europe Award for A Lifetime of Discovery
- 1998 Disney’s Animal Kingdom Eco Hero Award; National Science Board Public Service Award; The Orion Society’s John Hay Award
- 1999 International Peace Award; Botanical Research Institute of Texas International Award of Excellence in Conservation, Community of Christ International Peace Award
- 2001 Graham J. Norton Award for Achievement in Increasing Community Livability; Rungius Award of the National Museum of Wildlife Art, USA; Roger Tory Peterson Memorial Medal, Harvard Museum of Natural History; Master Peace Award; Gandhi/King Award for Non-Violence
- 2002 The Huxley Memorial Medal, Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland; United Nations ”Messenger of Peace” Appointment
- 2003 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Life Science; Harvard Medical School’s Center for Health and the Global Environment Award; Prince of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Achievement; Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, presented by His Royal Highness Prince Charles; Chicago Academy of Sciences’ Honorary Environmental Leader Award
- 2004 Nierenberg Prize for Science in the Public Interest; Will Rogers Spirit Award, the Rotary Club of Will Rogers and Will Rogers Memorial Museums; Life Time Achievement Award, the International Fund for Animal Welfare; Honorary Degree from Haverford College
- 2005 Honorary doctorate degree in science from Syracuse University
- 2005 Presented with Discovery and Imagination Award
- 2006 Received the 60th Anniversary Medal of the UNESCO and the French Légion d’honneur.
- 2007 Honorary doctorate degree in commemoration of Carl Linnaeus from Uppsala University
- 2007 Honorary doctorate degree from University of Liverpool
- 2008 Honorary doctorate degree from University of Toronto
- 1969 My Friends the Wild Chimpanzees
- 1971 Innocent Killers (with H. van Lawick)
- 1971 In the Shadow of Man Boston
- 1986 The Chimpanzees of Gombe: Patterns of Behavior
- 1990 Through a Window: 30 years observing the Gombe chimpanzees
- 1991 Visions of Caliban
- 1999 Brutal Kinship (with Michael Nichols)
- 1999 Reason For Hope; A Spiritual Journey (with Phillip Berman)
- 2000 40 Years At Gombe
- 2000 Africa In My Blood (edited by Dale Peterson)
- 2001 Beyond Innocence: An Autobiography in Letters, the later years (edited by Dale Peterson)
- 2002 The Ten Trusts: What We Must Do To Care for the Animals We Love (with Marc Bekoff)
- 2005 Harvest for Hope: A Guide to Mindful Eating
- 2009 Hope for Animals and Their World: How Endangered Species Are Being Rescued from the Brink