Science journal paper co-authored by Institute researchers wins Frontiers Planet Prize 2025

A paper co-authored by a team of researchers including the Institute’s Frank Venmans and Ben Groom has been announced as one of nineteen winners of the Frontiers Planet Prize which aims to recognise “scientists offering scalable solutions to help keep humanity safely within planetary boundaries”. The prize winners were selected by 100 independent experts – including renowned sustainability and planetary health leaders, chaired by Professor Rockström.

The paper Accounting for the increasing benefits from scarce ecosystems was published in the journal Science and was one of the winners of the prize in the ‘Community health and environmental justice’ category. The paper suggests that as people get richer, and ecosystem services scarcer, policy-relevant estimates of ecosystem value must rise. 

The Frontiers Planet Prize Award Ceremony will take place on 17 June 2025 at the Villars Symposium in Villar-sur-Ollon, Switzerland and is hosted by the Villars Institute.