India’s Pavan Sukhdev wins 2020 Tyler Prize

Indian environmental economist Pavan Sukhdev was awarded the 2020 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, for his outstanding work in the sphere of the green economy.
He received the award jointly alongside conservation biologist Gretchen C Daily.
Sukhdev was the head and special adviser of UNEP’s "Green Economy Initiative".
He currently serves as the President and Chairman of the board of World Wildlife Fund and as a member of the TEEB Advisory Board.
The Green Economy Initiative aims to highlight that green economy is not a burden and does not stop growth but in fact, it is a new engine for growing wealth, boosting employment and reducing poverty.