Zuzana Buřivalová wins UCLA’s 10th annual Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award
Using bioacoustics, the conservation scientist has made a global difference for tropical forests and countless lives — human and otherwise
Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award
The forgotten places tell us the truth
2026 Pritzker Award finalist Suzanne Pierre reflects on her work
Giving voice to biodiversity at the decision-making table
2026 Pritzker Award finalist Zuzana Buřivalová reflects on her work
What the mountain taught me
2026 Pritzker Award finalist Doris Njagi reflects on her work
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UCLA announces finalists for tenth annual Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award
Zuzana Buřivalová, Doris Njagi and Suzanne Pierre named 2026 Pritzker Award Finalists Ahead of October 8 award ceremony.
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Meet the 2026 Pritzker Environmental Genius Award candidates #6-10
The next five nominees for this year’s Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award share a similarly kaleidoscopic spectrum of interest areas, including investing in ocean conservation, developing cutting-edge wildlife census tools and amplifying…
Meet the 2026 Pritzker Environmental Genius Award candidates #1–5
The first five nominees for this year’s Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award display an impressive scope of vision, everything from protecting pangolins and sloths to reimagining a more sustainable fashion industry. While…
Announcing the 2026 Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award nominees
Meet 15 remarkable young environmental leaders who are already making a difference.
From farm to closet: Indonesian fashion founder Denica Riadini-Flesch wins UCLA’s Pritzker Award for environmental innovation
Fast fashion degrades land and people. In Indonesia, Riadini-Flesch is proving it can also heal soil, cut carbon and empower women
Tony Pritzker’s ‘patient strategy for the planet’ featured in Mongabay
The feature traces how an engineer’s logic — and a long view of progress — shape Pritzker’s approach to environmental change
From awe to action: How I discovered harmony and found purpose in forests
Seema Lokhandwala, a 2025 Pritzker Award finalist, reflects on how a childhood encounter with an elephant grew into a lifelong commitment to protecting the fragile bonds between people and wildlife
For frogs and family
From childhood explorations in the Mojave to tackling the chytrid fungus, 2025 Pritzker Award finalist Anthony Waddle charts a path of science, memory and conservation
Healing mother earth, healing ourselves
Economist-turned-entrepreneur Denica Riadini-Flesch, a 2025 Pritzker Award finalist, reflects on how she left conventional models of growth to build a regenerative fashion movement
2025 Pritzker Award finalists: Anthony Waddle, Denica Riadini-Flesch, Seema Lokhandwala
Three innovators from Australia, Indonesia and India are redefining how to protect wildlife, restore ecosystems and build equitable futures