Queen’s New Year’s Honours 2022
The Queen’s New Year Honours list 2022 recognises the outstanding achievements of people across the United Kingdom. The following have been given honours for their services in relation to the environment:
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
Professor Anne Elizabeth MAGURRAN FRSE Professor of Ecology and Evolution, Centre for Biological Diversity and the Scottish Oceans Institute, University of St Andrews. For services to Biodiversity
Jonathan BROOMFIELD Director, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. For Public Service
Professor Lynne Elizabeth FROSTICK Board Member, Environment Agency. For services to Flood Risk and Coastal Erosion Management
Professor Nicola Jane HORSLEY (Nicola Spence) Deputy Director, Plant and Bee Health and Chief Plant Health Officer, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. For services to Plant Health
Leslie MONTGOMERY For services to the Water Industry, the Environment and Overseas Aid
Professor Myles Robert ALLEN Professor of Geosystem Science, University of Oxford. For services to Climate Change Attribution and Prediction and Net-Zero
Professor Tavi MURRAY Professor of Glaciology, Swansea University. For services to Glaciology and Climate Change Research
Officers of the Order of the British Empire
Kathryn Anne BROWN Lately Head of Climate Adaptation, Committee on Climate Change. For services to Climate Change Research
Dr Katharine LIDDELL Officer, National Crime Agency. For services to Law Enforcement and Ecology
Reverend James Alan CRUDDAS FRSA Deputy Director, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. For Public Service
Julie Kim Anne FOLEY Director, Flood Risk Management Strategy and National Adaptation, Environment Agency. For services to Managing Flood Risk
Professor Ailsa Jane HALL Director of the Sea Mammal Research Unit, and Professor of Biology, University of St Andrews. For services to Environmental Protection and Epidemiology
Dr Joanna MACRAE Co-Head, International Forests and Land Use, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. For services to the Environment
Dr Douglas Andrew WILSON Chief Scientist, Environment Agency. For services to Environmental Research and the Covid-19 Response
Professor Zoe Kai SHIPTON Professor of Geological Engineering, University of Strathclyde. For services to Geoscience and Climate Change Mitigation
Professor Hugh Edward MONTGOMERY Professor of Intensive Care Medicine, University College London. For services to Intensive Care Medicine and Climate Change
Members of the Order of the British Empire
Geoffrey HARDWICKE Team Leader, Hydrometry and Telemetry, Environment Agency. For services to Hydrometry
Elizabeth PARKES For services to Climate Change and Environmental Protection
Charan Kanwal Singh SEKHON Senior Environment Officer, Environment Agency and Founder Chairman, SEVA Trust UK. For services to Charity, Diversity and the Environment, particularly during Covid-19
Lee Shane COOPER Forest Research Worker, Forest Research. For services to Forestry
Jeremy DICK Woodland Officer, Forest Services. For services to Forestry
Dr Lorraine Elisabeth WHITMARSH Professor of Environmental Psychology, University of Bath. For services to Social Research in Climate Change, Energy and Transport
Joanna Claire RUXTON Founder, Ocean Generation. For services to Marine Conservation
Medallists of the Order of the British Empire
Roger William HOWARD Volunteer Groundskeeper, Meadlands Primary School, London. For services to Education and to the Environment
Dr Ian Clive HUMPHREYS Chief Executive, Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful. For services to the Environment
Elizabeth Sandra KINNEAR Health, Safety and Sustainability Advisor. University of Edinburgh. For services to the Environment and to Charity
Amy Nicole MEEK Co-Founder, Kids Against Plastic. For voluntary service to the Natural Environment
Andrew NAYLOR Fisheries Enforcement Officer, Environment Agency. For services to Fisheries Protection
Adria PITTOCK Chartered Environmentalist and Chair, Suffolk Pride. For services to the Environment and the LGBTQ+ community in Suffolk
Mairead Angela SAVAGE Deputy Principal, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs. For services to Forestry
Timothy James ALDOUS Works Supervisor, Forestry England. For services to Forestry
Dawn Marie WOOD Marine Constable, Essex Police. For services to Marine Policing and to Conservation
Overseas Territories and International List
OBE: Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Julia Elisabeth Frances FALCONER, Senior Forest Policy Adviser, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to the Environment
Dr Saleemul HUQ, Director, International Centre for Climate Change and Development. For services to combatting International Climate Change
Neil Robert SCOTLAND, Senior Forestry Adviser, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to the Environment
Andrew David WHALLEY, Global Chairman, Grimshaw Architects. For services to Architecture and to Environmental sustainability
MBE: Member of the Order of the British Empire
Melvyn Lewis TENNANT, Founder/Director of the Oracabessa Bay Sea Turtle Project and Lead Warden, Jamaica. For services to Marine Conservation in Jamaica
Vanessa Elizabeth THOMAS-WILLIAMS, Nursery Officer, Terrestrial Conservation/Environment, Natural Resources and Planning Portfolio Directorate, St Helena. For services to Conservation in St Helena
BEM: British Empire Medal
Lewis Sebastian STAGNETTO, Science Teacher, Gibraltar. For services to the Marine Environment in Gibraltar
Congratulations to all awarded!