Professor Lindsay Stringer, TERRASAFE project member, has just been awarded an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire). This highly prestigious accolade is a UK state honour bestowed by King Charles III to individuals for outstanding achievements or services to the community.
Lindsay is an environmental scientist based at the University of York and leads stakeholder engagement for TERRASAFE.
She was awarded the MBE in recognition for her work on environmental development. Her research, which has led to important policy changes, aims to understand the relationships between people and the environment and has important implications for managing risks in relation to land use, climate change, biodiversity and livelihoods.
Lindsay has been instrumental in informing international policy through the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), improving much degraded land around the world, and helping to prepare better agricultural policy.
She also has a leading role in two UN bodies, the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
Lindsay said: “It’s wonderful to have this honour to recognise my efforts in supporting environmental development.
“Through working in large, international, interdisciplinary teams, I would like to thank all those colleagues and friends, both at the University of York and all over the world, who help our collaborative research deliver a positive impact for public good.
“There’s still plenty of work to be done though. It’s both vital and urgent that we reduce our current levels of environmental degradation and at the same time ensure that no one is left behind.”
Congratulations Lindsay from all at TERRASAFE! We’re very proud to have you on the team.
Watch Lindsay discuss her work on TERRASAFE:
Read Lindsay’s TERRASAFE blog on community engagement: