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{{Infobox award | name = Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement | subheader = <!-- or | current_awards = --> | image = | image_size = <!-- or | image_upright = --> | alt = | caption = | awarded_for = Environmental Achievement | sponsor = | date = <!-- {{start date|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | location = <!-- or | venue = or | site = --> | country = United States | presenter = [[University of Southern California]] | host = <!-- or | hosts = --> | former name = | preshow_host = | acts = | reward = $250,000 | year = | year2 = | holder_label = | holder = <!-- or | winner = or | winners = --> | most_awards = <!-- or | most_wins = --> | most_nominations = | award1_type = | award1_winner = | award2_type = | award2_winner = | award3_type = | award3_winner = | award4_type = | award4_winner = | award5_type = | award5_winner = | website = {{URL|https://tylerprize.org/}} | network = <!-- or | network_list = --> | runtime = | viewership = <!-- or | ratings = --> | producer = | director = | image2 = | image2size = <!-- or | image_upright2 --> | alt2 = | caption2 = | previous = | main = | next = }} The '''Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement''' is an annual award for [[environmental science]], [[environmental health]], and [[energy]]. Tyler Laureates receive a $250,000 cash prize and a medallion. The prize is administered by the [[University of Southern California]] and was established by John and Alice Tyler in 1973.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://tylerprize.org/about/founders/ |title=Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement |website=tylerprize.org }}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/alice-and-jack-tyler-america-s-first-environmental-power-couple-1.4276664|title=Alice and Jack Tyler: America’s first environmental power couple|website=The Irish Times}}</ref> It is regarded as the "Nobel for environment".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2020/1/27/nobel-for-environment-indias-pavan-sukhdev-wins-tyler-prize|title=‘Nobel for environment’: India’s Pavan Sukhdev wins Tyler Prize|first=Nilanjana|last=Bhowmick|website=www.aljazeera.com}}</ref> ==History== Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement was founded in 1973 by John and Alice Tyler and was launched by [[Ronald Reagan]] while serving as [[Governor of California]].<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{cite news|last=Toplensky|first=Rochelle|date=February 29, 2024|title=Johan Rockström Wins 'Environmental Nobel Prize' for Identifying the Boundaries of Earth's Life-Support|work=The Wall Street Journal|publisher=News Corp|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/johan-rockstrom-wins-environmental-nobel-prize-for-identifying-the-boundaries-of-earths-life-support-a7f288ca|access-date=February 29, 2024}}</ref> It was funded with a gift of $5 million by Jack Tyler and was initially administered by [[Pepperdine University]].<ref name="auto"/> == Laureates == * 2025: [[Sandra Díaz (ecologist)|Sandra Díaz]] and [[Eduardo Brondízio]] * 2024: [[Johan Rockström]] * 2023: [[Daniel Pauly]] and [[Ussif Rashid Sumaila]] * 2022: Sir [[Andrew Haines]] * 2020: [[Gretchen Daily]] and [[Pavan Sukhdev]] * 2019: [[Michael E. Mann]] and [[Warren M. Washington]] * 2018: [[Paul Falkowski]] and [[James J. McCarthy]] * 2017: [[José Sarukhán Kermez]] * 2016: Sir [[Partha S. Dasgupta]] * 2015: [[Madhav Gadgil]] and [[Jane Lubchenco]] * 2014: [[Simon A. Levin]] * 2013: [[Diana Wall]] * 2012: [[John H. Seinfeld]] and [[Kirk R. Smith]] * 2011: [[May R. Berenbaum]] * 2010: [[Laurie Marker]] and [[Stuart Pimm]] * 2009: [[Richard B. Alley]] and [[Veerabhadran Ramanathan]] * 2008: {{ill|James N. Galloway|de|James N. Galloway}} and [[Harold A. Mooney|Harold Mooney]] * 2007: [[Gatze Lettinga]] * 2006: [[David W. Schindler]]<ref name="Tyler2006">{{cite news|date=28 April 2006|title=Schindler earns Tyler Award: Renowned ecologist credits inspirational mentors|publisher=University of Alberta|url=http://www.folio.ualberta.ca/43/17/11.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130802234642/http://www.folio.ualberta.ca/43/17/11.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 August 2013|newspaper=Folio News Story}}</ref> and [[Igor A. Shiklomanov]] * 2005: [[Charles Keeling|Charles D. Keeling]] and [[Lonnie Thompson|Lonnie G. Thompson]] * 2004: [[Barefoot College]] and [[Red Latinoamericana de Botanica]] * 2003: [[Hans Herren]], [[Yoel Margalith]] and [[Richard Doll|Sir Richard Doll]] who established the link between lung cancer and cigarette smoking.<ref name="Tyler2006" /> * 2002: [[Wallace S. Broecker]] and [[Liu Dongsheng|Tungsheng Liu]] * 2001: [[Jared M. Diamond]] and [[Thomas Lovejoy|Thomas E. Lovejoy]] * 2000: [[John P. Holdren]] * 1999: [[Te-Tzu Chang]] and [[Joel E. Cohen]] * 1998: [[Anne H. Ehrlich]] and [[Paul R. Ehrlich]] * 1997: [[Jane Goodall]], [[Biruté Galdikas]] and [[George Schaller]] * 1996: [[Willi Dansgaard]], [[Hans Oeschger]] and [[Claude Lorius]] * 1995: [[Clair Patterson|Clair C. Patterson]] * 1994: [[Arturo Gomez-Pompa]] and [[Peter H. Raven]] * 1993: [[F. Herbert Bormann]] and [[Gene Likens|Gene E. Likens]] * 1992: [[Perry McCarty]] and [[Robert M. White (meteorologist)|Robert M. White]] * 1991: [[C. Everett Koop]] and [[M. S. Swaminathan]] * 1990: [[Thomas Eisner]] and [[Jerrold Meinwald]] * 1989: [[Paul J. Crutzen]] and [[Edward D. Goldberg]] * 1988: [[Bert Bolin|Bert R. J. Bolin]] * 1987: [[Richard E. Schultes]] and [[Gilbert F. White]] * 1986: [[Werner Stumm]] and [[Richard Vollenweider]] * 1985: [[Bruce Ames|Bruce N. Ames]] and the [[Organization for Tropical Studies]] * 1984: [[Roger Revelle|Roger R. Revelle]] and [[Edward O. Wilson]] * 1983: [[Harold S. Johnston]], [[Mario J. Molina]] and [[F. Sherwood Rowland]] * 1982: [[Carroll L. Wilson]] and the [[Southern California Edison|Southern California Edison Company]] * 1978: [[Russell E. Train]] * 1977: [[Eugene Odum|Eugene P. Odum]] * 1976: [[Abel Wolman]], [[Charles Sutherland Elton|Charles S. Elton]] and [[Rene Dubos]] * 1975: [[Ruth Patrick]] * 1974: [[Arie Jan Haagen-Smit]], [[G. Evelyn Hutchinson]] and [[Maurice Strong]] ==Executive committee== The Executive Committee oversees the activities of the Tyler Prize, including the selection of Tyler Prize Laureates.<ref name="auto"/> Members of this international Committee are selected for their experience in the fields of relevance to the Tyler Prize and are assisted by the Tyler Prize Administrator, based at the University of Southern California. The current committee consists of: *[[Julia Marton-Lefèvre]] *[[Rosina Bierbaum|Rosina M. Bierbaum]] *[[Julia Carabias Lillo]] *[[Margaret Catley-Carlson]] *[[Alan Covich]] *[[Exequiel Ezcurra]] *[[Kelly Sims Gallagher]] *[[Judith E. McDowell]] *[[Kenneth Nealson]] *[[Jonathan Patz]] *Jim Watson ==See also== *[[Environmental Media Awards]] *[[Global 500 Roll of Honour]] *[[Global Environmental Citizen Award]] *[[Goldman Environmental Prize]] *[[Grantham Prize for Excellence in Reporting on the Environment]] *[[Heroes of the Environment]] * [[List of environmental awards]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.tylerprize.org Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement] at [[University of Southern California]] * [https://tylerprize.org/ Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement] {{Ronald Reagan}} [[Category:Environmental awards]] [[Category:Pepperdine University]] [[Category:University of Southern California]] [[Category:American awards]] [[Category:1973 establishments in the United States]] [[Category:Awards established in 1973]]
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