The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is now accepting nominations of sustainable environmental initiatives in emerging and developing countries for the 2011 UNEP Sasakawa Prize.
The UNEP Sasakawa Prize awards a cash prize of $200,000 and the 2011 prize will be given out at the ceremony and reception held in Nairobi, Kenya to be held in February 2011. Innovative, groundbreaking and sustainable grassroots environmental initiatives in emerging and developing countries can be nominated for the prize. Socio-environmental projects that promote the following themes can be nominated:
- Promote the conservation and sustainable management of forests
- Contribute to a meaningful reduction in carbon emissions caused by deforestation and forest degradation
- Maintain forest ecosystems to improve resilience to climate change
- Support pro-poor development, especially among forest-dependent communities
- Conserve biodiversity and help secure ecosystem services
The deadline to submit nominations is 30 September 2010. For more information, visit this link.
