Rachel Carson Environmental Conservation Excellence Award Previous Winners

On this page, you can find details of the previous winners of the Rachel Carson Environmental Conservation Excellence Award. This award was founded in 2023 to recognise professionals, researchers, and innovators who have made significant contributions to Sustainable Development Goals 14 (Life Below Water) and 15 (Life on Land).

The full list of previous winners is below - click the links to read about their achievements in our magazine The Microbiologist.

Previous Winners

01 Nov 2025

Soil Star Thomas Crowther receives Rachel Carson Award for advancing global ecosystem restoration

British ecologist honoured for pioneering research linking biodiversity, climate, and large-scale ecological recovery.

09 Dec 2024

Dr François Thomas named as winner of Rachel Carson Prize

Dr François Thomas, an independent researcher with the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS, France) has been named as the newest winner of the Rachel Carson Environmental Conservation Excellence Award.

27 Nov 2023

Dr Raquel Peixoto named as winner of the inaugural Rachel Carson Prize 2023

Dr Raquel Peixoto of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia has been named as this year’s winner of the inaugural Rachel Carson Prize for microbiology.

Introducing our brand-new video series 'Under the Lens', brought to under the lens you by The Microbiologist and AMI. In Episode 1, as Professor Raquel Peixoto (winner of the inaugural Rachel Carson prize) joins Professor Jack Gilbert for a deep dive into coral reefs, microbes, and the future of our planet. The full episode is available exclusively to AMI members and subscribers of The Microbiologist.