Please respond directly to the post. For YETI, Vishnupriya ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jayendra K. Baliga <kjbaliga@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Sat, Mar 1, 2014 at 1:20 PM Subject: Repost: Equator Prize 2014 call for nominations To: YETI <meet.yeti@xxxxxxxxx> Reposting the last post as the text was completely garbled. Details are at the url below, http://www.equatorinitiative.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=767&Itemid=890&lang=en The Equator Prize 2014 will recognize twenty-five local sustainable development solutions for people, nature and resilient communities. Profiles of past Equator Prize winners can be found here. Equator Prize 2014 winners will each receive $5,000 (USD), with several selected for 'special recognition' and an additional $15,000 (USD). Representatives of winning communities will be supported to participate in a series of events held in conjunction with the United Nations General Assembly, scheduled for September 2014 in New York. Eligibility In order to be eligible for the Equator Prize 2014, nominees must: * Have been in operation for at least 3 years * Be a community-based or local group, operating in a rural area * Be located within a country receiving support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), excluding countries with a high level of development Please review our eligibility requirements, selection criteria and FAQs for more information. Nominating The Equator Prize 2014 call for nominations will be open from January 22 - March 22, 2014. Nominations received after this date will not be considered. Nominations may be submitted directly by the initiative, by a partner organization, or by any third party that is familiar with the activities and achievements of the initiative. Nominators are encouraged, where possible, to quantify results and include data which demonstrates impacts and positive changes in socio-economic and environmental conditions. Online nominations are strongly encouraged and can be completed at the link below. http://www.equatorinitiative.org/index.php?option=com_nomination&view=nominationlist&lang=en -- Young Ecologists Talk and Interact (YETI) http://www.meetyeti.in/ For you or your friend to subscribe or unsubscribe please visit http://www.freelists.org/list/meetyeti Only mails to be broadcast to all 2000 members are to be sent to the freelist email. Send all subscription and other messages to meet.yeti@xxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe (i.e. stop receiving YETI broadcast emails in future) please visit <http://www.freelists.org/list/meetyeti> or send an email to <meetyeti- request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> with âunsubscribeâ in the subject.