Equator Prize 2008 Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible, initiatives must be located within the equatorial belt (23.5 latitude North and South of the Equator) and in a developing country.

Nominations may be submitted for:

• Community-based organizations;
• Community-based enterprises;  
• Indigenous groups;
• Non-governmental organizations; and
• Initiatives associated with a community-conserved area or other biological reserve.

To view a list of eligible countries, please click here.

Special recognition will be given in the following categories: one for each region of eligibility (Africa, Asia and the Pacific, and Latin America and the Caribbean), one to the initiative that best exemplifies community approaches to adapt to climate change, and one to the initiative that best exemplifies the conservation of agricultural biodiversity.