Kew International Medal
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Kew International Medal awarded to Juan Manuel Santos, President Santos of Colombia in 2017 with Richard Deverell and Kathy Willis
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| Sponsor | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |
| Location | London |
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| Official website | kew |
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:
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- 2021: Partha Dasgupta
- 2020: Sandra Diaz
- 2018: Mary Robinson[2][3]
- 2017: Juan Manuel Santos[4][5][6]
- 2016: Sebsebe Demissew[1][7][8]
- 2015: Kiat Wee Tan[1]
- 2014: E. O. Wilson[1]
- 2012: Jared Diamond[9]
- 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.[citation needed] 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[citation needed]
- Providing knowledge, inspiration and understanding of why plants and fungi matter to everyone;[citation needed]
- 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;[citation needed]
- Increasing public awareness of the threat to plant and fungal diversity.[citation needed]
See also
References
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