Kew International Medal Explained
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.[12] 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.[12]
Notes and References
- Web site: Ethiopia’s Prof. Sebsebe Demissew awarded prestigious Kew International Medal. Kew.org. 16 May 2018. 2016. Anon. https://web.archive.org/web/20180517100234/https://www.kew.org/about-our-organisation/press-media/press-releases/ethiopia%E2%80%99s-prof-sebsebe-demissew-awarded. 2018-05-17.
- Web site: Professor Suzanne Simard awarded Kew International Medal for ‘invaluable work and devotion’ championing biodiversity in forests. Kew.org. 13 June 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230613150036/https://www.kew.org/about-us/press-media/kew-international-medal-winner-2023. 13 June 2023. live.
- https://www.prolandscapermagazine.com/un-biodiversity-chief-elizabeth-maruma-mrema-awarded-15th-kew-international-medal/
- Web site: Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta awarded Kew International Medal. Kew.org. 6 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230306113830/https://www.kew.org/read-and-watch/kew-international-medal-dasgupta. 6 March 2023. live.
- Web site: Mary Robinson awarded Kew International Medal for work on food security and climate justice – Kew. Kew.org. 11 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181215175704/https://www.kew.org/about-our-organisation/press-media/press-releases/mary-robinson-awarded-kew-international-medal. 15 December 2018. dead.
- Web site: Kew awards the President of Colombia with Kew International Medal for biodiversity conservation. Anon. 2017. Kew.org. 16 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180516180208/https://www.kew.org/science/news/kew-awards-the-president-of-colombia-with-kew-international-medal-for-biodiversity. 16 May 2018. dead.
- Web site: Anon. 2017. Press release: Colombian President awarded Kew International Medal for work protecting biodiversity. Kew.org. 16 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180516175811/https://www.kew.org/about-our-organisation/press-media/press-releases/colombian-president-awarded-kew-medal. 16 May 2018. dead.
- Web site: President Santos: environmental saint or sinner?. Theecologist.org. Catherine. Early. 2017. The Ecologist. https://web.archive.org/web/20180517095409/https://theecologist.org/2017/nov/20/president-santos-criticised-after-receiving-awards. 17 May 2018.
- Web site: Prestigious KEW Medal Award. Ethiopian Embassy UK. 2016. YouTube.
- Kew International Medal is Awarded to Professor Sebsebe Demissew . Taxon. 65. 6. 2016. 1467–1467. 0040-0262. 10.12705/656.39. Anon. free.
- News: Kew awards international medal to Jared Diamond. Horticultural Week. Jonathan. Tilley. 2013. 1 July 2020.
- Web site: The Kew International Medal: Everything you need to know. Katie Avis-Riordan. 2020. Kew.org. 1 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230301135749/https://www.kew.org/read-and-watch/kew-international-medal. 1 March 2023. live.