Kew International Medal

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	kew.org

The Kew International Medal is an annual award given to individuals for distinguished, internationally recognised work aligned with the mission of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: to be the global resource for plant and fungal knowledge, building an understanding of the world’s plants and fungi upon which all our lives depend.

Laureates

Previous award winners^[1] include:

Award Management and nominations

The Strategy and External Affairs Directorate is responsible for coordinating all aspects of the Kew International Medal, including coordinating information for the Selection Panel and liaising with nominated or conferred individuals. The winner is ratified by the Executive Board and Board of Trustees. Nominations are received from across the organization 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.

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