Environment & Agriculture - New Year Honours List 2026
27 recipients recognised for this theme in this round
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Medal / BEM
Christine Storry
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bristol, City of Bristol
“Procurement Manager, Bath and North-East Somerset Council. For services to Sustainable and Local Food Procurement”
Ffion Lucy Mitchell-Langford
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wrexham, Clwyd
“Hiraeth Yn Y Môr Project Lead, Marine Conservation Society. For services to the Natural Marine Environment and to the communities in North Wales”
Diana Ray Hunt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Colchester, Suffolk
“For services to the Local Environment in Suffolk”
John Holt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“Tenant Farmer, Droke Farm. For services to Sustainable Farming”
Margaret Eyvor Haynes
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“Founder, Tuppenny Barn. For services to Education, to Sustainability, to the Environment and to the community in West Sussex”
Member (MBE)
Jon Wheatley
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Somerset
“Managing Director, Stonebarn Landscapes Limited. For services to Horticulture and to Charity”
Desmond Bruin Angus Thompson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Penicuik, Midlothian
“Scientific Advisory Committee Member, Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh and lately Principal Adviser on Biodiversity and Science, NatureScot. For services to Nature Conservation”
Donald Starritt
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crumlin, County Antrim
“Head, Road Safety Policy, Department for Infrastructure, Northern Ireland Civil Service. For services to Road Safety and to Environmental Protection”
Ruth Antonia Shilston
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Global Practice Lead, Mott MacDonald. For services to Sustainable Engineering”
Josephine Lavelle
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Worthing, West Sussex
“Director, Marketing and Engagement, Forestry England. For services to Forestry”
Julia Jones
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Caernarfon, Gwynedd
“Professor in Conservation Science, School of Environmental and Natural Sciences. For services to the Environment”
Alistair Jinks
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Coleraine, County Borough of Londonderry
“Director, Business Services, Northern Ireland Water. For services to the Environment and to the Economy”
Elena Jane Goulding
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cirencester, Gloucestershire
“Lately UN Goodwill Ambassador, UN Environmental Programme and Ambassador, World Wildlife Fund. For services to Biodiversity and the Climate”
Peter Dunphy
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“Common Councillor, City of London Corporation. For services to Amenity Conservation and to Volunteering”
Richard William Clothier
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Warminster, Wiltshire
“Managing Director, Wyke Farms. For services to Sustainable Agriculture and Food Production”
Liz Ballard
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hope Valley, Derbyshire
“Lately Chief Executive Officer, Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust. For services to the Environment”
Professor Simon Pearson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Boston, Lincolnshire
“Founding Director, Lincoln Institute of Agri-Food Technology, University of Lincoln. For services to Agricultural Innovation and Education”
Officer (OBE)
Jonathan White
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire
“Lately Chair, The Rivers Trust. For services to River Conservation”
Frances Wall
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Truro, Cornwall
“Professor of Applied Mineralogy, Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter. For services to Geoscience and Sustainable Resource Development”
Advolly Xotshiwe Taylor Richmond
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“Plant, Garden, Social Historian and Champion, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. For services to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Horticulture”
David McDONALD
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Chair, Institute of Historic Building Conservation. For services to the Historic Built Environment and to Charity”
Susan Elisabeth Flood
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bala, Gwynedd
“Photographer, Filmmaker, Author and Explorer. For services to Conservation, to Science and to the Natural World”
Michael Vaughan Cooper
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swindon, Wiltshire
“Founder and Director, Waste to Wonder Network. For services to Charity and to Sustainability”
Craig Bennett
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“Chief Executive Officer, The Wildlife Trusts. For services to the Environment”
Commander (CBE)
Piers Maxwell de Ferranti Forster
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Harrogate, North Yorkshire
“Interim Chair, Climate Change Committee and Professor of Physical Climate Change, University of Leeds. For services to Tackling Climate Change”
Stephen Ernest Belcher
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Exeter, Devon
“For services to Climate Science”