Native Plant Conservation Campaign News: NPCC Advisory Board member Peter Raven receives the National Geographic Society’s highest honor, the Hubbard Medal, for 2018

June 13, 2018

 

Peter H. Raven, NPCC Advisory Board member, has been awarded the 2018 Hubbard Medal, the highest honor given by the National Geographic Society.

 

Read NPCC Director Emily Roberson’s 2015 interview with Peter Raven, Paul Ehrlich and Kim Stanley Robinson published in the California Native Plant Society journal Fremontia.

 

From the National Geographic Society: An internationally renowned botanist and powerful advocate on behalf of conservation, Peter Raven has devoted his life to educating people about the threats to Earth’s biodiversity. Described by Time magazine as a “Hero for the Planet,” he headed for 40 years the Missouri Botanical Garden, an institution he nurtured to become a world-class center for botanical research, conservation, education, and horticulture display. He is a trustee of the National Geographic Society and chairman of the Society’s Committee for Research and Exploration, and is co-author of Biology of Plants, one of the best-selling textbooks in botany.

 

Congratulations Dr. Raven! Thank you for your lifelong dedication to understanding and conserving the flora of this planet!