Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award

Candidates

18 candidates

2021

Winner

Farwiza Farhan

Pritzker 2021 Winner

Founder, HAkA

Nominated by David Biello

Issue
Forests, Wildlife & Biodiversity
Country
Indonesia
Region
Southeast Asia

Finalists

Chook-Chook Hillman

Pritzker 2021 Finalist

Klamath organizer bringing together diverse practitioners

Nominated by Debbie Franco

Issue
Indigenous Stewardship & Land Rights
Country
United States
Region
North America

David Diaz

Pritzker 2021 Finalist

Prioritizing community and health in San Gabriel Valley

Nominated by Rudy Espinoza

Issue
Health & Environment
Country
United States
Region
North America

Nominees

Alejandra Echeverri

Pritzker 2021 Nominee

Giving communities influence over conservation policy

Nominated by Mary Ruckelshaus

Issue
Forests, Wildlife & Biodiversity
Country
Colombia
Region
Latin America

Amelia Wenger

Pritzker 2021 Nominee

Shifting human activities to reduce marine pollution

Nominated by Stephanie Wear

Issue
Ocean & Marine Conservation
Country
United States
Region
North America

Anand Varma

Pritzker 2021 Nominee

Understanding how animals move through inventive photography

Nominated by Ami Vitale

Issue
Forests, Wildlife & Biodiversity
Country
United States
Region
North America

Caroline Spears

Pritzker 2021 Nominee

Tailoring climate policy to be district-specific

Nominated by Jaime Carlson

Issue
Climate Policy & Advocacy
Country
United States
Region
North America

Daniela Fernandez

Pritzker 2021 Nominee

Advancing ocean sustainability through startups and grassroots organizing

Nominated by Steve McCormick

Issue
Ocean & Marine Conservation
Country
United States
Region
North America

Dany Sigwalt

Pritzker 2021 Nominee

Empowering youth movements through infrastructural support

Nominated by Johanna Partin

Issue
Youth Climate Movement
Country
United States
Region
North America

Etosha Cave

Pritzker 2021 Nominee

Pioneering technology to create value from CO2 emissions

Nominated by Andy Karsner

Issue
Sustainable Materials & Circular Economy
Country
United States
Region
North America

James Kanoff

Pritzker 2021 Nominee

Solving food insecurity with farmed surplus

Nominated by Steve Westly

Issue
Food Systems & Sustainable Agriculture
Country
United States
Region
North America

Kaiyu Guan

Pritzker 2021 Nominee

Uncovering large agricultural insights through novel sensing technology

Nominated by Carlos Gutierrez

Issue
Food Systems & Sustainable Agriculture
Country
United States
Region
North America

Lehua Kamalu

Pritzker 2021 Nominee

Polynesian voyager centering indigenous knowledge in global efforts

Nominated by Susan Alzner

Issue
Indigenous Stewardship & Land Rights
Country
United States
Region
North America

Lola Fatoyinbo

Pritzker 2021 Nominee

Research Scientist, NASA

Nominated by M. Sanjayan

Issue
Environmental Tech & Data Science
Country
United States
Region
North America

Monika Shankar

Pritzker 2021 Nominee

Giving academic tools to communities to improve public health

Nominated by Martha Dina Argüello

Issue
Health & Environment
Country
United States
Region
North America

Tristin Anoush McHugh

Pritzker 2021 Nominee

Sequestering carbon through kelp conservation

Nominated by Amy Hunter

Issue
Ocean & Marine Conservation
Country
United States
Region
North America

Yolanda Joab Mori

Pritzker 2021 Nominee

Community leader improving climate resilience across Micronesia

Nominated by Kathryn Mengerink

Issue
Climate Policy & Advocacy
Country
Micronesia
Region
Oceania

Zack Parisa

Pritzker 2021 Nominee

Getting ordinary Americans paid for storing carbon

Nominated by Cassie Crockett

Issue
Forests, Wildlife & Biodiversity
Country
United States
Region
North America