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. 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 while serving as Governor of California. It was funded with a gift of $5 million by Jack Tyler and was initially administered by Pepperdine University. 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.