Kew International Medal
Science and conservation award
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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]
Awarded for“significant contributions to science and conservation”[1]
Sponsored byRoyal Botanic Gardens, Kew
LocationLondon
| 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
Previous award winners[1] include:
- 2025: Cécile Ndjebet
- 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
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]