After an extensive process of evaluation, the Equator Initiative's Technical Advisory Committee has selected an exceptional subset of 26 finalist initiatives, from a total pool of 342 nominations from 66 nations.
Representatives of each of the 26 finalist communities have been invited to attend the 7 th Conference of Parties (COP7) to the Convention on Biological Diversity and to participate in the "Community Kampung", to be held in Kuala Lumpur in February 2004. The "Community Kampung" will be a venue for learning and dialogue between communities and serve as a home-space for community delegates to this high profile international meeting on the future of the world's shared biological heritage. The Awards Ceremony for the Equator Prize 2004 will take place in Kuala Lumpur, on Thursday 19 February 2004.
