UNDP Equator Prize 2025: Applications Open (US$10,000 Prize)

Recognizing Community Leadership in Conservation & Sustainability

The Equator Prize, a prestigious biennial award by the UNDP’s Equator Initiative, honors exceptional community-led initiatives that reduce poverty while protecting biodiversity. This award amplifies the voices of local and Indigenous communities driving positive environmental and social change, directly contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Details here https://wp.me/p23f03-cHK

What Makes a Winning Initiative?

An independent Technical Advisory Committee evaluates nominations based on: ? Impact: Demonstrated environmental, social, and economic benefits. ? Innovation: Unique solutions addressing sustainability challenges. ? Scalability: Potential for expansion and replication. ? Resilience: Ability to adapt to changing conditions. ? Inclusion & Gender Equality: Engagement of youth, elders, Indigenous groups, and women.

Who Can Apply?

Community-based organizations that: ?? Operate in rural areas of UNDP-supported countries or Indigenous communities worldwide. ?? Have been active for at least three years. ?? Implement nature-based solutions contributing to at least two SDGs. Details here https://wp.me/p23f03-cHK

Eligible Community Groups

?? Community-based enterprises & cooperatives ?? Women’s & youth associations ?? Indigenous & ethnic minority groups ?? Non-governmental organizations (NGOs)

Eligible Countries

?? Middle East & North Africa

Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen.

?? Latin America & the Caribbean

Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela.

?? Asia & the Pacific

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kiribati, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam.

?? Sub-Saharan Africa

Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, DR Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, S?o Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

?? Indigenous Peoples in the Global North

Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, UK, USA.

Nominate an Initiative Today!

Know a local project making a real impact? Nominate them for the Equator Prize and showcase their work on a global stage!

?? Learn more & apply: Equator Initiative website. Details here https://wp.me/p23f03-cHK