Each Equator Prize winner will receive USD 10,000 and will be supported to participate in a series of policy dialogues and special events during the United Nations General Assembly and Climate Week in New York, in September 2019.
Eligibilities
Eligibility Criteria
The initiative must have been in existence for at least three years, and/or the actions taken must have been in place for at least three years.
The nominee must be either a local community-based initiative, operating in a rural area, based in a country receiving support from the United Nations Development Programme (for a list of eligible countries, please check the official website); or an initiative led by indigenous peoples in any country, operating in a rural area.
The actions taken by the nominee must be nature-based, and must deliver benefits related to two or more Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Eligible Initiatives
Community-based associations or organizations
Community-based enterprises and cooperatives
Women’s associations or organizations
Indigenous or ethnic minority groups or associations
Youth groups or associations
Non-governmental organizations
Eligible Regions: Multiple Region (Please check the official website)
Application Process
Apply online through the given link.
Please Note:
Nominators are encouraged to quantify results and include data that demonstrates positive impacts in their submissions.
Nominations may be submitted either directly by the initiative or community, by a partner organization, or by any third party that is sufficiently familiar with the activities and achievements of the initiative or community.
Nominators must indicate whether they agree to have the solution highlighted in the Equator Initiative web portal on local nature-based solutions for sustainable development.
Nominated initiatives will undergo a verification process that may require nominees and/or nominators to provide additional information and/or materials.
Nominations may be submitted in: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Indonesian, Portuguese, Russian or Spanish.
Nominations must be submitted by February 26, 2019.
Nominations may be submitted through the online nomination system. If you are having technical issues, please contact us at [email protected]
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Application Deadline: February 26, 2019 (10 Days Remaining)
