{"id":344428,"date":"2025-08-13T16:41:25","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T11:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=344428"},"modified":"2025-08-13T16:41:25","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T11:11:25","slug":"undp-equator-initiative-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/undp-equator-initiative-award\/","title":{"rendered":"UNDP Equator Initiative Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News:<\/strong> A self-help group (SHG) from a small village in Kundgol taluk of Dharwad district has bagged the \u2018Equator Initiative Award\u2019 given by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).<\/p>\n<h2>About UNDP Equator Initiative Award<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_344430\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-344430\" style=\"width: 355px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-344430\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Source-UNDP.jpg?resize=355%2C327&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"355\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Source-UNDP.jpg?resize=300%2C276&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Source-UNDP.jpg?w=470&amp;ssl=1 470w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 355px) 100vw, 355px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-344430\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; UNDP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Organized by:<\/strong> The Equator Prize is organized by the <strong>Equator Initiative<\/strong> within the <strong>United<\/strong> <strong>Nations Development Programme (UNDP).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> It is presented annually to honour nature-based solutions led by indigenous people and local communities that promote sustainable development and ecological resilience.<\/li>\n<li>The Award is also referred to as the <strong>Nobel Prize for Biodiversity Conservation<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The Award is announced on <strong>International Day of the World\u2019s Indigenous Peoples<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li>This Day is observed on <strong>9 August each year<\/strong> to raise awareness and protect the rights of the world&#8217;s indigenous population.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prize:<\/strong> The award includes a cash prize of <strong>$10,000 (approximately \u20b98.5 lakh).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>2025 Award:<\/strong> This year\u2019s award selection was based on the theme &#8211; <strong>\u201cWomen and Youth Leadership for Nature-Based Climate Action\u201d. <\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bibi Fatima Women\u2019s SHG<\/strong> is the <strong>sole group from India to win<\/strong> the award.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>other winners<\/strong> are from Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Indonesia, Kenya, Papua New Guinea, Peru, and Tanzania.<\/li>\n<li>The women\u2019s group had made <strong>remarkable achievements<\/strong> in areas of implementing <strong>eco-friendly farming practices<\/strong> in rainfed lands, managing community <strong>seed banks<\/strong>, ensuring food and nutrition <strong>security<\/strong>, promoting <strong>millet<\/strong> cultivation and running a millet processing unit, to value addition and marketing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: A self-help group (SHG) from a small village in Kundgol taluk of Dharwad district has bagged the \u2018Equator Initiative Award\u2019 given by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). About UNDP Equator Initiative Award Organized by: The Equator Prize is organized by the Equator Initiative within the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). 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