Kew International Medal

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:


 * 2023: Suzanne Simard
 * 2022: Elizabeth Maruma Mrema
 * 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.