
UNDP and partners are pleased to announce the opening of the Equator Prize 2015 Call for Nominations.
The Equator Prize 2015 will honor 20 outstanding indigenous peoples and local community initiatives that are reducing poverty, protecting nature, and strengthening resilience in the face of climate change.
We count on the support of Project Steering Committee (PSC) members and project partners to get the announcement out far and wide.
We would like to see a high number of quality nominations from sub-Saharan Africa, and hope to work through your networks to identify leading community-based initiatives and to disseminate the call widely.
The theme of this cycle of the Equator Prize is ‘empowerment, rights, and partnerships for local climate action’. Emphasis has been placed on indigenous peoples and local communities that are:
- Protecting, restoring and sustainably managing forests
- Promoting sustainable agriculture and food security
- Advancing community-based adaptation to climate change
- Protecting and securing rights to communal lands, territories and natural resources
- Forging innovative partnerships for sustainable development
Please note that the nomination deadline is May 27, 2015 — this is a shorter nomination period than previous cycles of the award — so your immediate action in activating your networks is most kindly requested.
The official announcement is attached here (in English and French), and contains all relevant nomination information (nominations may be submitted in 15 different languages), eligibility requirements and selection criteria.
We look forward to hearing your ideas on how to give this announcement maximum visibility and thank you in advance for your support on the outreach and nomination effort.
Building on the successes of the Equator Prize for Sustainable Land Management in Sub-Saharan Africa (click here for footage) and the Equator Prize 2014 (click here for footage), the Equator Prize 2015 will be awarded at an Academy Awards-style event during the UNFCCC COP21 in Paris in December 2015.
The Equator Prize 2015 website is here.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact my colleague Joseph Corcoran at joseph.corcoran@undp.org
Very best regards,
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