Prof. Wiktor Kotowski and Dr. Łukasz Kozub Receive the Badge of Honor for Merits in Environmental and Climate Protection

16 04 2025

Prof. Wiktor Kotowski and Dr. Łukasz Kozub from the Faculty of Biology at the University of Warsaw have been awarded the Badge of Honor for Merits in Environmental and Climate Protection. Congratulations! The awards were presented on April 14 at the Ministry of Climate and Environment.

The Badge of Honor for Merits in Environmental and Climate Protection is a token of recognition for researchers, naturalists, activists, and community members who are actively involved in nature conservation.

Prof. Wiktor Kotowski and Dr. Łukasz Kozub work at the Department of Plant Ecology and Environmental Protection (Institute of Environmental Biology, Faculty of Biology UW). Prof. Kotowski is an expert in wetland ecology and methods for their conservation and ecological restoration. He is a member of the Board of the Wetlands Conservation Centre, which he co-founded, and serves on the Polish Academy of Sciences’ Committee on the Climate Crisis. He is also active in international organizations with a similar focus – Wetlands International and the International Mire Conservation Group. In 2022, he was awarded the title of Science Popularizer. The jury recognized Prof. Wiktor Kotowski for his lifetime achievements in science communication, particularly for spreading awareness about Poland’s drying landscapes and his dedication to the protection of wetland ecosystems both in Poland and globally.

Dr. Łukasz Kozub also works at the Department of Plant Ecology and Environmental Protection at the University of Warsaw. He is an expert in ecological restoration, biodiversity, and nature conservation. Dr. Kozub serves as the Chair of the Board of the Wetlands Conservation Centre.

Among the 44 individuals honored, four represent the University of Warsaw. In addition to Prof. Kotowski and Dr. Kozub, Prof. Ewa Falkowska, Dean of the Faculty of Geology, and Prof. Szymon Malinowski from the Faculty of Physics also received the badge.