Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award

Nina Gualinga wins UCLA’s Pritzker Award for environmental innovation

The Indigenous rights activist was honored for her grassroots leadership and policy advocacy in the Ecuadorian Amazon and beyond

Q&A with Iroro Tanshi, 2023 Pritzker Genius Award winner

She does whatever it takes, from leading the Small Mammal Conservation Organization to creating the region’s first research-informed wildfire prevention program. Her goal is to make sure the unique ecosystems…

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FOR NATURE

By 2024 Pritzker Award finalist Callie Annette Veelenturf On a global scale, current efforts to protect nature have not halted devastating declines and climactic imbalances. Humanity’s behavior must shift drastically…

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My journey in conserving Lake Chad: A story of Ecofeminism approach and Innovative Technology

By 2024 Pritzker Award Finalist Adenike Oladosu Titilope I was born when Nigeria had a series of environmental challenges, especially in the region of Lake Chad, a place where many environmentalists…

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A Vow To The Forest

Pritzker Award finalist Nina Gualinga reflects on her childhood in the Ecuadorian Amazon and her fight for Indigenous rights, gender and climate justice

2024 Pritzker Award finalists: Nina Gualinga, Adenike Oladosu, Callie Veelenturf

All under age 40, this year’s finalists are multitalented, using research, education, policy advocacy and grassroots organization as part of their comprehensive approaches to solving environmental problems and alleviating social…