The Kew International Medal is an award given to individuals who have made a significant contribution to science and conservation.[1] The award was first established in 1992 by the Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.[1]
| Kew International Medal | |
|---|---|
 Kew International Medal awarded to Juan Manuel Santos, President Santos of Colombia in 2017 with Richard Deverell and Kathy Willis | |
| Awarded for | “significant contributions to science and conservation”[1] |
| Sponsored by | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |
| Location | London |
| Website | www |
Laureates edit
Previous award winners[1] include:
- 2023: Suzanne Simard[2]
- 2022: Elizabeth Maruma Mrema[3]
- 2021: Partha Dasgupta[4]
- 2020: Sandra Diaz[5]
- 2018: Mary Robinson[5][6]
- 2017: Juan Manuel Santos[7][8][9]
- 2016: Sebsebe Demissew[1][10][11]
- 2015: Kiat Wee Tan[1]
- 2014: E. O. Wilson[1]
- 2012: Jared Diamond[12]
- 2009: Peter H. Raven[1]
- 2003: Mary Grierson[1]
- 2000: Margaret Stones[1]
- 1999: Stella Ross-Craig[1]
- 1996: David Attenborough[1]
- 1994: Robert Sainsbury and Lady Lisa Sainsbury[1]
Award criteria and nominations edit
The winner is ratified by the Executive Board and Board of Trustees.[5] Nominations are received from across the organisation and a selection panel made up of Kew Trustees and Executive Board Members decides the winner. Criteria the panel benchmark against are:
- Building a world where plants and fungi are understood, valued and conserved – because our lives depend on them
- Providing knowledge, inspiration and understanding of why plants and fungi matter to everyone;
- Helping to solve some of the critical challenges facing humanity including (but not limited to): biodiversity loss, climate change, food security, plant pathogens, fighting disease;
- Increasing public awareness of the threat to plant and fungal diversity.[5]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Anon (2016). "Ethiopia's Prof. Sebsebe Demissew awarded prestigious Kew International Medal". Kew.org. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "Professor Suzanne Simard awarded Kew International Medal for 'invaluable work and devotion' championing biodiversity in forests". Kew.org. Archived from the original on 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ https://www.prolandscapermagazine.com/un-biodiversity-chief-elizabeth-maruma-mrema-awarded-15th-kew-international-medal/
- ^ "Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta awarded Kew International Medal". Kew.org. Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ a b c d Katie Avis-Riordan (2020). "The Kew International Medal: Everything you need to know". Kew.org. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Mary Robinson awarded Kew International Medal for work on food security and climate justice – Kew". Kew.org. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ Anon (2017). "Kew awards the President of Colombia with Kew International Medal for biodiversity conservation". Kew.org. Archived from the original on 16 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ Anon (2017). "Press release: Colombian President awarded Kew International Medal for work protecting biodiversity". Kew.org. Archived from the original on 16 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ Early, Catherine (2017). "President Santos: environmental saint or sinner?". Theecologist.org. The Ecologist. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018.
- ^ Ethiopian Embassy UK (2016). "Prestigious KEW Medal Award". YouTube.
- ^ Anon (2016). "Kew International Medal is Awarded to Professor Sebsebe Demissew". Taxon. 65 (6): 1467–1467. doi:10.12705/656.39. ISSN 0040-0262.
- ^ Tilley, Jonathan (2013). "Kew awards international medal to Jared Diamond". Horticultural Week. Retrieved 1 July 2020.