The Kew International Medal is an award given to individuals who have made a significant contribution to science and conservation. The award was first established in 1992 by the Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Laureates Previous award winners include:
2025: António Guterres 2025: Cécile Ndjebet 2023: Suzanne Simard 2022: Elizabeth Maruma Mremahttps://www.prolandscapermagazine.com/un-biodiversity-chief-elizabeth-maruma-mrema-awarded-15th-kew-international-medal/ 2021: Partha Dasgupta 2020: Sandra Diaz 2018: Mary Robinson 2017: Juan Manuel Santos 2016: Sebsebe Demissew 2015: Kiat Wee Tan 2014: E. O. Wilson 2012: Jared Diamond 2009: Peter H. Raven 2003: Mary Grierson 2000: Margaret Stones 1999: Stella Ross-Craig 1996: David Attenborough 1994: Robert Sainsbury and Lady Lisa Sainsbury
Award criteria and nominations The winner is ratified by the Executive Board and Board of Trustees. 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.
See also
List of environmental awards
References