Equator Prize 2012 Winners


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Equator Prize 2012 Winners

Following an extensive evaluation process, the Equator Initiative's Technical Advisory Committee has selected the following 25 winners from a total pool of over 800 nominations from 113 countries.

Asia & the Pacific

Chunoti Co-Management Committee – Bangladesh
Kanghua Community Development Center – China
Namdrik Atoll Local Resources Committee** – Marshall Islands
Pemuteran Bay Coral Protection Foundation, Bali (Yayasan Karang Lestari Teluk Pemuteran Bali)** – Indonesia
Shashwat** – India
Sisi Initiative Site Support Group – Fiji
Tetepare Descendants’ Association (TDA) – Solomon Islands

Eastern Europe & Central Asia

Women and Earth (Zan va Zamin)** – Tajikistan

Latin America & the Caribbean

Association of Water Committees of the Southern Sector of Pico Bonito National Park (AJAASSPIB)– Honduras
Alexander von Humboldt Center – Nicaragua
Environmental and Social Studies Group (Grupo de Estudios Ambientales y Sociales, AC) – Mexico
Ixpiyakok Women's Association (Asociación de Mujeres Ixpiyakok – ADEMI) – Guatemala
Pacari Network (Articulação Pacari)** – Brazil
United Women Artisans' Association of Los Límites (ASOARTESANAS)** – Colombia

Middle East & North Africa

Amsing Association – Morocco
Medicinal Plants Association, St. Catherine** – Egypt
Zenab for Women in Development – Sudan

Sub-Saharan Africa

Abrha Weatsbha Community** – Ethiopia
Anja Miray Association – Madagascar
Fishers' Association of the Rural Community of Mangagoulack (APCRM) – Senegal
Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust (MWCT) – Kenya
Swazi Indigenous Products (SIP)** – Swaziland
TRY Oyster Women's Association – Gambia
Village Development Committee of Ando Kpomey (Comité villageois de développement d’Ando Kpomey) – Togo
West Africa Initiative of Liberia (WAIOL)** – Liberia

** Denotes special recognition winners

Special Recognition Winners

Biodiversity Conservation: Pacari Network (Articulação Pacari) – Brazil
Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change: Namdrik Atoll Local Resources Committee – Marshall Islands
Food Security and Agriculture: Women and Earth (Zan va Zamin) – Tajikistan
Freshwater Resource Management: Shashwat – India
Waste and Pollution Management: United Women Artisans' Association of Los Límites (ASOARTESANAS) – Colombia
Oceans and Coastal Resource Management: Pemuteran Bay Coral Protection Foundation – Indonesia
Sustainable Energy: Medicinal Plants Association, St. Catherine – Egypt
Sustainable Forest Management: West Africa Initiative of Liberia (WAIOL) – Liberia
Sustainable Land Management in Drylands: Abrha Weatsbha Community – Ethiopia
Marie Aminata Khan Prize for Women’s Empowerment: Swazi Indigenous Products (SIP) – Swaziland