After an extensive process of evaluation, the Equator Initiative's Technical Advisory Committee has selected an exceptional subset of 25 finalist initiatives, from a total pool of 310 nominations from 70 nations.

• Community Development Centre - Sri Lanka
• Sri Lanka Wildlife Conservation Society - Sri Lanka
• Arnavon Community Marine Conservation Area Management Committee -Solomon Islands
• Camalandaan Agroforest Farmers Association – Philippines
• Conservation Society of Pohnpei - Federated States of Micronesia
• Community-based Marine Management Foundation - Indonesia
• Nguna-Pele Marine and Land Protected Area Network - Vanuatu
• Tmatboey Community Protected Area Committee – Cambodia

• Sociocultural Association of Yawanawa – Brazil
• Centre for Biodiversity Protection and Sustainable Use of Natural Resources (Poloprobio) – Brazil
• Tariquia Reserve Beekeepers' Association – Bolivia
• Chalalan Ecolodge – Bolivia
• Women Artisans' Association of Arbolsol and Huaca de Barro – Peru
• Residents' Association for the Progress and Development of Campo Amor, Zarumilla - Peru
• Association of Indigenous and Peasant Producers (ASPROINCA) – Colombia
• Serraniagua Corporation – Colombia
• Union of Farmer and Indigenous Organizations of Cotacachi - Ecuador