27 October 2004
The Queen has been pleased to approve the appointment of Professor John Lawton CBE FRS as Chairman of the Royal Commission on Environment Pollution for a term of three years with effect from 1 April 2005, following his retirement from the Natural Environment Research Council on 31 March 2005.
Biographical Notes
Professor John Lawton made his academic career as an ecologist. He is currently chief executive of the Natural Environment Research Council where he has been since 1999. He was awarded the first President’s Gold Medal of the British Ecological Society in 1987 and the Japan Prize for Science and Technology for Conservation of Biodiversity in 2004. He served as an advisor to the RCEP from 1986 to 1989 and was a member from 1990 to 1996.
Note For Editors
The Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution is an independent, standing body established by Royal Warrant, which provides advice on environmental issues to The Queen, the UK Government and Parliament, the devolved administrations, and the public.
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