The Alexander von Humboldt Medal is awarded annually by the European Geosciences Union to scientists "who have performed research in developing regions for the benefit of people and society through which they have achieved exceptional international standing in geosciences and planetary and space sciences, defined in their widest senses".
It was established in 2006 and is named in honour of Alexander von Humboldt, the Prussian geographer.
Recipients
Source: EGU
2006: Patricio Aceituno
2007: Liu Tungsheng
2008: no award
2009: Rafael Navarro-González
2010: Carlos A. Nobre
2011: no award
2012: Robin T. Clarke
2013: no award
2014: Pradeep Mujumdar
2015: Hubert H. G. Savenije
2016: Jean W. A. Poesen
2017: Johan Bouma
2018: Filippo Giorgi
2020: Bojie Fu
2021: