Equator Prize 2022: Call for Nominations!

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Overview of the Equator Prize

The Equator Prize, organized by the Equator Initiative within the United Nations Development Programme, is awarded biennially to recognize outstanding community efforts to reduce poverty through the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. This year’s thematic priorities include:

  • Creating a planetary safety net. 
  • Redefining Our Relationship with Nature:
  • Creating a new green economy for people and planet.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for the Equator Prize, the following requirements apply:

• 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 group, operating in a rural area, based in a country receiving support from the United Nations Development Programme (for a list of eligible countries, see the list below); or an indigenous peoples’ community in any country, operating in a rural area.

• The actions taken 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

Award

Each winner will receive US$10 thousand

Nominations must be submitted by 5 April 2022, through online nomination system.

For full details on the prize visit official website- https://www.equatorinitiative.org/?lang=en

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