Professor Sir Gordon Conway honoured with top geographical prize

The Royal Geographical Society has awarded one of its Royal Medals to Professor Sir Gordon Conway for his work in agricultural development. Professor Conway, from the Centre for Environmental Policy at Imperial, is awarded the Founder's Medal, one of the Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers)'s two Royal Medals. The Royal Medals, which are of equal standing, have been approved by Her Majesty the Queen, and are among the highest honours of their kind in the world. They have been presented since the 1830s and past recipients include Sir David Attenborough, Professor Diana Liverman and Lord Stern. For over 50 years, Sir Gordon has worked to improve the lives of millions through his pioneering research, leadership of major organisations, and advice to government on sustainable development. Nicholas Crane Presidents of the RGS (with IBG) Professor Conway, a former President of the Society, is awarded the prize for the enhancement and promotion of agricultural development in Asia and Africa. He trained in agricultural ecology, and in the early 1960s, while working in Sabah, North Borneo, he became one of the pioneers of sustainable agriculture.