Akira Miyawaki | |
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宮脇 昭 | |
 Akira Miyawaki in 2019 | |
| Born | 29 January 1928 Takahashi, Japan |
| Died | 16 July 2021 (aged 93) |
| Alma mater | Hiroshima University |
| Occupation | Botanist |
| Known for | Miyawaki forest |
| Awards | Asahi Prize (1990) Goldene Blume von Rheydt Prize, Germany (1990) Purple Ribbon Medal, Japanese Government (1992) Reinhold Tüxen Prize, Germany (1995) Nikkei Global Environmental Technology Awards (1996) Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold and Silver Star, Japanese Government (2000) Japan Culture Life Award (2002) Distinguished Service Award, Ecological Society of Japan (2003) Blue Planet Prize (2006)[1] |
Akira Miyawaki (宮脇 昭, Miyawaki Akira, 29 January 1928 – 16 July 2021[2]) was a Japanese botanist and an expert in plant ecology who specialized in seeds and natural forests. He was active worldwide as a specialist in natural vegetation restoration of degraded land.
He was professor emeritus at Yokohama National University and director of the Japanese Center for International Studies in Ecology since 1993. He received the Blue Planet Prize in 2006.[3][4]
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