{"id":57254,"date":"2019-12-30T22:06:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-30T22:06:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-09-27T15:20:14","modified_gmt":"2020-09-27T15:20:14","slug":"equator-prize-2020-call-for-nominations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rubyskynews.com\/index.php\/2019\/12\/30\/equator-prize-2020-call-for-nominations\/","title":{"rendered":"Equator Prize 2020 Call for Nominations"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Deadline:<\/strong> 9 January 2020
Open to: <\/strong>indigenous peoples\u2019 groups from any country, operating in rural areas
Benefits: <\/strong>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 IUCN World Conservation Congress in Marseille, France, in June 2020<\/p>\n

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About the Equator Initiative and the Equator Prize<\/strong><\/h2>\n
The Equator Initiative<\/a> 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.<\/span><\/div>\n
The Equator Prize 2020 will be awarded to outstanding local community and indigenous peoples initiatives that advance innovative nature-based solutions for sustainable development. The winners will join a prestigious network of 245 leading community-based organizations<\/a> from 81 countries that have been awarded the Equator Prize since 2002. 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 IUCN World Conservation Congress in Marseille, France, in June 2020.<\/span><\/div>\n

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<\/strong>Equator Prize 2020 Theme: Nature for Life<\/strong><\/span>
This year\u2019s Equator Prize will recognize innovative initiatives from local communities and indigenous peoples that demonstrate exceptional achievements in the area of nature-based solutions for local sustainable development. Winning initiatives will be honored for their successes in protecting, restoring and\/or sustainably managing biodiversity for positive development outcomes. Thematic priorities include: <\/p>\n