Application Deadline: 26 February, 2024 at 11:59PM EST
LOCATION: USA
The Equator Initiative is a United Nations-led partnership that brings together governments, civil society, grassroots organizations, and businesses to foster resilient communities by recognizing and advancing local nature-based solutions for sustainable development. Equator Prize 2024 Theme: Nature for Climate Action:
ELIGIBILITY:
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 click here); 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).
BENEFIT:
Each Equator Prize winner will receive USD 10,000 and will be supported to participate in a series of policy dialogues and special events in the fall of 2024.
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