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Nominations Open for Equator Prize 2019! Awarding Outstanding Local Community and Indigenous Peoples

Deadline: 26 February 2019

The Equator Initiative is currently accepting nominations for its Equator Prize 2019 that will be awarded to outstanding local community and indigenous peoples’ initiatives that advance innovative nature-based development solutions for climate change mitigation and adaptation.

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. The Equator Initiative creates opportunities and platforms to share knowledge and good practices, develops capacities of local communities and indigenous peoples, informs policy through convening multi-stakeholder dialogues, and fosters enabling environments to replicate and scale up community action.

Equator Prize 2019 Themes

Prize Information

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for the Equator Prize 2019:

Eligible Initiatives

Selection Criteria

Equator Prize 2019 winners will be selected by an independent Technical Advisory Committee, which will assess nominations based on the following criteria:

How to Apply

Interested applicants must apply online via given website.

Eligible Countries:

For more information, please visit https://prize.equatorinitiative.org/about-the-prize/

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