Meet the winners of the Equator Prize 2023
10 outstanding Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities around the world demonstrating the power of local action and traditional knowledge.
Award Ceremony
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Solutions Database
The Equator Initiative provides opportunities for indigenous peoples and local communities around the world to address the challenges of land degradation, biodiversity conservation and livelihood improvement in a socially equitable manner
Advocating for Global Change
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Nashulai Maasai Conservancy
Among the first indigenous owned and managed conservancies in East Africa, Nashulai Maasai Conservancy is at the forefront of a paradigm shift towards a mixed-use conservation model.
This 2,400 hectare protected area forms an important ecological corridor in the Maasai Mara and has attracted elephants, zebras, giraffes, lions and numerous other species.
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