Equator Prize 2014

The Equator Initiative is pleased to announce its call for nominations for the Equator Prize 2014, which will recognize twenty-five (25) local sustainable development solutions for people, nature and resilient communities.

All winning initiatives will receive US $5,000, with several selected for “special recognition” and a total of US $20,000 each. Representatives of all winning communities will be supported to participate in events during the UN Secretary-General’s Climate Summit and the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples in New York in September 2014.

The nominations can be filled out online: www.equatorinitiative.org or sent via email to [email protected] forms are available for download in 16 different languages here.

The deadline for nominations is 11:59PM EST on March 22, 2014.