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 byRoyal Botanic Gardens, Kew
LocationLondon
Websitewww.kew.org/read-and-watch/kew-international-medal

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]

Laureates

Previous award winners[1] include:

Award criteria and nominations

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 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.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ https://www.prolandscapermagazine.com/un-biodiversity-chief-elizabeth-maruma-mrema-awarded-15th-kew-international-medal/
  4. ↑ "Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta awarded Kew International Medal". Kew.org. Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 4 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.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ Early, Catherine (2017). "President Santos: environmental saint or sinner?". Theecologist.org. The Ecologist. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018.
  10. ↑ Ethiopian Embassy UK (2016). "Prestigious KEW Medal Award". YouTube.
  11. ↑ Anon (2016). "Kew International Medal is Awarded to Professor Sebsebe Demissew". Taxon. 65 (6): 1467–1467. doi:10.12705/656.39. ISSN 0040-0262.
  12. ↑ Tilley, Jonathan (2013). "Kew awards international medal to Jared Diamond". Horticultural Week. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
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