The Pimm Group » tyler prize http://thepimmgroup.org A Future for Species Preservation and Conservation Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:59:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Tyler Prize interview with Stuart Pimm http://thepimmgroup.org/572/tyler-prize-interview-with-stuart-pimm/ http://thepimmgroup.org/572/tyler-prize-interview-with-stuart-pimm/#comments Mon, 17 May 2010 20:03:00 +0000 Roger http://thepimmgroup.org/?p=572 Prof. Pimm’s interview in Los Angeles, prior to his receiving this year’s Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement. (HD, 2:20 mins)

]]> http://thepimmgroup.org/572/tyler-prize-interview-with-stuart-pimm/feed/ 0 Stuart Pimm National Geographic interview http://thepimmgroup.org/565/stuart-pimm-national-geographic-interview/ http://thepimmgroup.org/565/stuart-pimm-national-geographic-interview/#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:35:41 +0000 Roger http://thepimmgroup.org/?p=565 Stuart Pimm National Geographic interviewClick below to listen to the National Geographic interview with Stuart Pimm. NatGeo’s Boyd Matson talks with Stuart about his Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, which will be formally awarded this coming week in Los Angeles.

BTW Stuart regularly writes for the National Geographic blog (check here or on The Pimm Group Facebook page for updates).

]]> http://thepimmgroup.org/565/stuart-pimm-national-geographic-interview/feed/ 0 Stuart Pimm is awarded the Tyler Prize http://thepimmgroup.org/493/stuart-pimm-is-awarded-the-tyler-prize/ http://thepimmgroup.org/493/stuart-pimm-is-awarded-the-tyler-prize/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:34:27 +0000 Roger http://thepimmgroup.org/?p=493 Photo of the Tyler Prize medal

The Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement is the premier award for environmental science, environmental health and energy conferring great benefit upon mankind.

This morning sees the following announcement from Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement website.

“Two conservationists whose careers have centered on understanding ecosystem functions as the essential foundation for ecosystem restoration will share the 2010 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement.

The award, consisting of a $200,000 cash prize and gold medals, will go to Dr. Laurie Marker, the co-founder and executive director of the Cheetah Conservation Fund in Otjiwarongo, Namibia, and Professor Stuart Pimm, the Doris Duke Professor of Conservation Ecology at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.”

The Pimm Group is absolutely delighted at the news of this well-deserved award and we offer Dr. Pimm our hearty congratulations.

Related links

]]> http://thepimmgroup.org/493/stuart-pimm-is-awarded-the-tyler-prize/feed/ 1