Application Deadline: 30 June, 2024
Applications are now open for the 2024 Earthna Prize, an initiative to aimed at celebrating and supporting projects, actors and systems that are working towards the preservation, integration, adaptation, and adoption of ancestral knowledge and cultural heritage in addressing contemporary environmental challenges.
By showcasing outstanding efforts, the prize aims to inspire a wider community to champion environmental stewardship and contribute to a more resilient and environmentally conscious world.
The Earthna Prize acknowledges champions who actively promote the inclusion and application of traditional knowledge in developing solutions and supporting policymaking processes on sustainability.
Nominee/Applicant
- The 2025 Earthna Prize selection process accepts nominations and applications.
- Potential Earthna Prize candidates can only be initiatives/projects under a legally incorporated entity.
- Nominees for the Earthna Prize can be from any part of the world.
Nominator
- The nominator can be an organization or an individual.
- The nominator could be working with the nominee, part of their community, or be one of the nominee’s end beneficiaries.
- The nominator will fill out the nomination form and should know the nominee’s work very well. The nominator can also request information from the nominee to fill the form.
- The nominator should provide the required contact information, in case the Earthna Prize team would like to contact the nominator for further details.
Eligibility Requirements
For your application to be considered eligible, your submission must adhere to the following:
- The initiative/project must have been in operation for a minimum of two years.
- At least one dedicated team member must be available to communicate with the Earthna Prize team.
- The initiatives/projects must be under a legally incorporated entity.
- The application must be in English.
- Accurate contact information for supporters must be provided.
Submission Process:
- The nominator/applicant should create an account and complete the form available on the Earthna Prize online application system.
- The form should be completed in English.
- The form should be submitted before the deadline as the system automatically closes by the timeline, and Earthna does not accept nominations/applications after the deadline, June 30, 2024.
- The nominator/applicant should fill out all the required questions – the form cannot be submitted until all the required questions are completed.
- For applicants, the Earthna team will contact the 3 references, kindly make sure that their details are up to date and correct.
- A confirmation email will be sent to the registered email once the nomination/application form is submitted.
Timeline:
- 22 April – 30 June, 2024: CALL FOR APPLICATIONS AND NOMINATIONS
- REVIEW COMMITTEE DELIBERATIONS: 01 July – 30 September, 2024
- 18 – 19 October, 2024: ANNOUNCEMENT OF FINALISTS
- JURY EVALUATION: 01 – 31 December, 2024
- ANNOUNCEMENT OF WINNERS AT EARTHNA SUMMIT ’25: APPLY
Showcase how your organization utilizes traditional knowledge to offer solutions that address environmental challenges.
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