UNDP Equator Initiative Award

UNDP Equator Initiative Award Latest News

Recently, a self-help group (SHG) from a small village in Kundgol taluk of Dharwad district, Karnataka has bagged the ‘Equator Initiative Award’ given by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

About UNDP Equator Initiative Award

• It is presented under the Equator Initiative of the United Nations Development Programme.
• It is awarded biennially to recognize outstanding community efforts to reduce poverty through the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. 
• It is also referred to as the Nobel Prize for Biodiversity Conservation.
• Prize money: The award includes a cash prize of $10,000.
• This year’s award selection was based on the theme Women and Youth Leadership for Nature-Based Climate Action”. 

• Eligibility Criteria

  • The initiative must have been in existence for at least three years, and/or the actions taken must have been in place for at least three years.
  • The nominee must be either a local community-based group, operating in a rural area, based in a country receiving support from the United Nations Development Programme or an Indigenous Peoples’ community in any country, operating in a rural area.
  • The actions taken must be nature-based, and must deliver benefits related to two or more Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Source: TH

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