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Wednesday, January 29, 2020

2020 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement - Indian Banker-turned-environmentalist Pavan Sukhdev Wins

Since 2008, Indian banker-turned-environmentalist Pavan Sukhdev has been warning the world about the kind of climate catastrophe currently unfolding in countries such as Brazil and Australia.

On Monday Jan 27,2020, Sukhdev was awarded this year's Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, often called the "Nobel prize for environment", for "revolutionising how decision-makers would come to view the natural world".

Sukhdev, who shares the prestigious award with Gretchen Daily, a conservation biologist from the United States, is the third Indian in the last decade to receive the award, instituted in 1973

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