Rare Joins Partners in Announcing Call for Nominations for the Equator Prize 2012

Rare Conservation   
September 6th, 2011

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Rare is a proud partner to the Equator Initiative, which has opened its call for nominations for the Equator Prize 2012, to be awarded to 25 outstanding local initiatives that are working to advance sustainable development solutions for people, nature and resilient communities.

Winning initiatives will each receive US$5,000, with 10 selected for special recognition and a total of US$20,000.  Representatives of winning communities will also be invited to participate in the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), to be held in Brazil in June 2012.

The Equator Prize is awarded for community-based innovation in sustainable livelihoods, natural resource management and environmental conservation.  The eligibility and selection criteria for this cycle of the prize, however, have been broadened significantly to accommodate a wider range of community-based initiatives, fields of work, and countries of operation. Eligibility has been expanded to all countries receiving support from UNDP, making this a truly global award for local best practice.  The Equator Prize 2012 also includes “special recognition” categories in areas such as community-based adaptation to climate change, sustainable forest management, food security, sustainable energy, water management, and more.

UNDP Equator Prize 2012 : Call for Nominations from Equator Initiative on Vimeo.

Information on selection criteria and how to nominate outstanding community-based initiatives for the Equator Prize 2012 is available at www.equatorinitiative.org.  Nomination forms are available in 16 languages and may be completed online.  The deadline for nominations is 31 October 2011. For questions and for more information on the Equator Prize 2012 process, please contact Joseph Corcoran at joseph.corcoran@undp.org.

[Source: Rare Conservation]

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