Argentine ecologist Sandra Díaz and Brazilian-American anthropologist Eduardo Brondízio have been awarded the 2025 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement for their work connecting biodiversity with human well-being. They emphasize the interconnected crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, and socio-economic inequality, calling for integrated solutions incorporating environmental justice into policies and business models.

Díaz focuses on embedding respect for nature in legislation and eliminating harmful financial incentives, while Brondízio advocates for addressing socio-economic struggles in the Amazon to improve environmental outcomes. Both played key roles in the 2019 IPBES Global Assessment on Biodiversity. The $250,000 prize recognizes their contributions to understanding biodiversity loss and its societal impact. They will receive the award in Los Angeles on April 10, 2025.

Having a job – whether it’s working for someone else or being their own boss – gives older Americans more than just a way to earn money or get health insurance, a new poll finds. More than two-thirds of those who work after age 50 say that working boosts their physical health, mental health, and/or their overall wellbeing.