The GfÖ Medal of Honor will be awarded annually at the annual GfÖ conference from 2020. The prize is aimed at active, leading ecologists for outstanding and forward-looking achievements in ecological research. The winner of the GfÖ Medal of Honor will receive an invitation to give the opening speech at the annual conference (45 min). The winner will receive a certificate, the GfÖ Medal of Honor and a lifelong free GfÖ membership. Travel and accommodation costs as well as conference fees will be covered by the GfÖ. Proposals for the GfÖ Medal of Honor are made by the GfÖ Board and the GfÖ working groups. The board makes the final decision.
current award winner:
Prof. em. Dr. DDr. h.c. Christian Körner
University of Basel, Schweiz
... for his outstanding and future-oriented research in
plant ecology, experimental ecology and alpine
ecology
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Die vorhergehenden Preisträgerinnen und Preisträger der Ehrenmedaille
GfÖ Ehrenmedaille 2023
Dr. Sandra Lavorel, Universität Grenoble, Frankreich
GfÖ Ehrenmedaille 2022
Prof. Dr. Nina Buchmann, ETH Zürich, Schweiz
GfÖ Ehrenmedaille 2021
Prof. Dr. Teja Tscharntke, Universität Göttingen, Deutschland
GfÖ Ehrenmedaille 2020
Prof. Dr. Bernhard Schmid, Universität Zürich, Schweiz
