Equator Prize 2020 Award Ceremony

Celebrating outstanding Indigenous and local groups showcasing innovative, nature-based solutions for tackling biodiversity, climate change, development, and poverty challenges.

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Award Ceremony

Equator Prize 2019 Award Ceremony

Celebrating indigenous peoples and local communities pioneering nature-based solutions to climate change and sustainable development.

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Nature-Based Solutions

Learn how outstanding local communities and indigenous peoples make possible the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals through nature-based actions.

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Baltistan Wildlife Conservation and Development Organization (BWCDO)

Tackling acute human-snow leopard conflicts in Pakistan, Baltistan Wildlife Conservation and Development Organization (BWCDO) protects Baltistan’s snow leopards by providing economic incentives to local farmers in 17 villages through insurance schemes and financial compensation against livestock losses following snow leopard attacks.

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E-Library

We believe in the power of knowledge sharing. Equator Initiative's E-Library provides a series of publications, case studies and other resources specifically created to be shared among the communities, partners and government.

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Multimedia

Explore our media library, discover hundreds of pictures and videos from the local communities and indigenous peoples.

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Partners

The Equator Initiative is a multi-sector partnership that brings together the United Nations, governments, civil society, and grassroots organizations.

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Since 2002 Equator Initiative has been supporting 208 local communities and indigenous peoples from 70 countries that are advancing nature-based solutions for local sustainable development.

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