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The Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement is an annual award for
environmental science Environmental science is an interdisciplinary academic field that integrates physics, biology, and geography (including ecology, chemistry, plant science, zoology, mineralogy, oceanography, limnology, soil science, geology and physical geog ...
,
environmental health Environmental health is the branch of public health concerned with all aspects of the natural and built environment affecting human health. In order to effectively control factors that may affect health, the requirements that must be met in ...
, and
energy In physics, energy (from Ancient Greek: ἐνέργεια, ''enérgeia'', “activity”) is the quantitative property that is transferred to a body or to a physical system, recognizable in the performance of work and in the form of ...
. Tyler Laureates receive a $200,000 cash prize and a medallion. The prize is administered by the
University of Southern California , mottoeng = "Let whoever earns the palm bear it" , religious_affiliation = Nonsectarian—historically Methodist , established = , accreditation = WSCUC , type = Private research university , academic_affiliations = , endowment = $8.1 ...
and was established by John and Alice Tyler in 1973. It is regarded as the "Nobel for environment".


History

Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement was founded in 1973 by John and Alice Tyler and was launched by
Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan ( ; February 6, 1911June 5, 2004) was an American politician, actor, and union leader who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He also served as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 ...
. It was funded with a gift of $5 million by Jack Tyler and was initially administered by
Pepperdine University Pepperdine University () is a private research university affiliated with the Churches of Christ with its main campus in Los Angeles County, California. Pepperdine's main campus consists of 830 acres (340 ha) overlooking the Pacific Ocean and th ...
.


Laureates

* 2022: Sir Andrew Haines * 2020: Gretchen Daily and Pavan Sukhdev * 2019:
Michael E. Mann Michael Evan Mann (born 1965) is an American climatologist and geophysicist. He is the director of the Center for Science, Sustainability & the Media at the University of Pennsylvania. Mann has contributed to the scientific understanding of his ...
and
Warren M. Washington Warren Morton Washington (born August 28, 1936) is an American atmospheric scientist, a former chair of the National Science Board, and currently a Distinguished Scholar at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado ...
* 2018: Paul Falkowski and
James J. McCarthy James J. McCarthy (January 25, 1944 – December 11, 2019) was a Professor of Biological Oceanography at Harvard and was president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science from February 2008 to February 2009. McCarthy was the Al ...
* 2017: José Sarukhán Kermez * 2016: Sir Partha S. Dasgupta * 2015: Madhav Gadgil and
Jane Lubchenco Jane Lubchenco (born December 4, 1947) is an American environmental scientist and marine ecologist who teaches and conducts research at Oregon State University. Her research interests include interactions between the environment and human well- ...
* 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 Stuart Leonard Pimm (born 27 February 1949) is an American-British biologist and theoretical ecologist specializing in scientific research of biodiversity and conservation biology. Education Pimm was born in Derbyshire, United Kingdom. He was e ...
* 2009: Richard B. Alley and Veerabhadran Ramanathan * 2008: James N. Galloway and Harold Mooney * 2007: Gatze Lettinga * 2006: David W. Schindler and Igor A. Shiklomanov * 2005: Charles D. Keeling and Lonnie G. Thompson * 2004: Barefoot College and Red Latinoamericana de Botanica * 2003: Hans Herren, Yoel Margalith and Sir Richard Doll who established the link between lung cancer and cigarette smoking. * 2002: Wallace S. Broecker and Tungsheng Liu * 2001: Jared M. Diamond and Thomas E. Lovejoy * 2000: John P. Holdren * 1999: Te-Tzu Chang and
Joel E. Cohen Joel Ephraim Cohen (born February 10, 1944) is a mathematical biologist. He is currently Abby Rockefeller Mauzé Professor of Populations at the Rockefeller University in New York City and at the Earth Institute of Columbia University, where he h ...
* 1998: Anne H. Ehrlich and Paul R. Ehrlich * 1997:
Jane Goodall Dame Jane Morris Goodall (; born Valerie Jane Morris-Goodall on 3 April 1934), formerly Baroness Jane van Lawick-Goodall, is an English primatologist and anthropologist. Seen as the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees, Goodall is best kn ...
, Biruté Galdikas and George Schaller * 1996: Willi Dansgaard, Hans Oeschger and Claude Lorius * 1995: Clair C. Patterson * 1994: and Peter H. Raven * 1993: F. Herbert Bormann and Gene E. Likens * 1992: Perry McCarty and Robert M. White * 1991: C. Everett Koop and
M. S. Swaminathan Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan (born 7 August 1925) is an Indian agronomist, agricultural scientist, plant geneticist, administrator and humanitarian. Swaminathan is a global leader of the green revolution. He has been called the main archit ...
* 1990:
Thomas Eisner Thomas Eisner (June 25, 1929 – March 25, 2011) was a German-American entomologist and ecologist, known as the "father of chemical ecology." He was a Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Chemical Ecology at Cornell University, and Director of the ...
and
Jerrold Meinwald Jerrold Meinwald (January 16, 1927 – April 23, 2018) was an American chemist known for his work on chemical ecology, a field he co-founded with his colleague and friend Thomas Eisner. He was a Goldwin Smith Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at ...
* 1989: Paul J. Crutzen and Edward D. Goldberg * 1988: Bert R. J. Bolin * 1987: Richard E. Schultes and Gilbert F. White * 1986: Werner Stumm and Richard Vollenweider * 1985: Bruce N. Ames and the
Organization for Tropical Studies The Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS), founded in 1963, is a non-profit consortium of over 50 universities and research institutions based in the United States, Latin America, and South Africa. OTS manages a network  of ecological research ...
* 1984:
Roger R. Revelle Roger Randall Dougan Revelle (March 7, 1909 – July 15, 1991) was a scientist and scholar who was instrumental in the formative years of the University of California, San Diego and was among the early scientists to study anthropogenic global ...
and Edward O. Wilson * 1983:
Harold S. Johnston Harold S. "Hal" JohnstonThe American Academy of Arts and Sciences lists Johnston's middle name as ''Sledge'', while his National Academy of Sciences biographical memoir states that his middle name is ''Siddle''. (October 11, 1920 – October 20, ...
,
Mario J. Molina Mario José Molina-Pasquel Henríquez (19 March 19437 October 2020), known as Mario Molina, was a Mexican chemist. He played a pivotal role in the discovery of the Antarctic ozone hole, and was a co-recipient of the 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemis ...
and
F. Sherwood Rowland Frank Sherwood "Sherry" Rowland (June 28, 1927 – March 10, 2012) was an American Nobel laureate and a professor of chemistry at the University of California, Irvine. His research was on atmospheric chemistry and chemical kinetics. His bes ...
* 1982: Carroll L. Wilson and the
Southern California Edison Company Southern California Edison (or SCE Corp), the largest subsidiary of Edison International, is the primary electricity supply company for much of Southern California. It provides 15 million people with electricity across a service territory of app ...
* 1978: Russell E. Train * 1977:
Eugene P. Odum Eugene Pleasants Odum (September 17, 1913 – August 10, 2002) was an American biologist at the University of Georgia known for his pioneering work on ecosystem ecology. He and his brother Howard T. Odum wrote the popular ecology textbook, ''Funda ...
* 1976: Abel Wolman,
Charles S. Elton Charles Sutherland Elton (29 March 1900 – 1 May 1991) was an English zoologist and animal ecologist. He is associated with the development of population and community ecology, including studies of invasive organisms. Personal life Charles S ...
and Rene Dubos * 1975: Ruth Patrick * 1974:
Arie Jan Haagen-Smit Arie Jan Haagen-Smit (December 22, 1900 – March 17, 1977) was a Dutch chemist. He is best known for linking the smog in Southern California to automobiles and is therefore known by many as the "father" of air pollution control. After serving as ...
, G. Evelyn Hutchinson and
Maurice Strong Maurice Frederick Strong, (April 29, 1929 – November 27, 2015) was a Canadian oil and mineral businessman and a diplomat who served as Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations.E Masood (2015) Maurice Strong, Nature 528(7583), 480. Strong ...


Executive committee

The Executive Committee oversees the activities of the Tyler Prize, including the selection of Tyler Prize Laureates. 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 Julia Marton-Lefèvre (1946, Budapest) is a French - US environmentalist and academic. She studied history, ecology and environmental planning in the US and in France, and was born in Hungary. Career She was Director General of IUCN, the Int ...
* Rosina M. Bierbaum *
Julia Carabias Lillo Julia Carabias Lillo (born August 11, 1954, Mexico City) is a Mexican ecologist and Environmental Conservationist. She is a professor at the National Autonomous University of Mexico and served as the Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resour ...
* Margaret Catley-Carlson * Alan Covich * Exequiel Ezcurra * Kelly Sims Gallagher * Judith E. McDowell * Kenneth Nealson * Jonathan Patz *Jim Watson


See also

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Environmental Media Awards The Environmental Media Awards have been awarded by the Environmental Media Association since 1991 to the best television episode or film with an environmental message. The Environmental Media Association (EMA) is a non-profit organization cre ...
*
Global 500 Roll of Honour The Global 500 Roll of Honour was an award given from 1987 to 2003 by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The award recognized the environmental achievements of individuals and organizations around the world. A successor system of UNEP ...
* Global Environmental Citizen Award * Goldman Environmental Prize * Grantham Prize for Excellence in Reporting on the Environment * Heroes of the Environment *
List of environmental awards This list of environmental awards is an index to articles about notable environmental awards for activities that lead to the protection of the natural environment. The list is organized by the region and country of the organization that sponsors ...


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