The UNDP Equator Initiative has launched the Equator Prize 2025 to honor outstanding community and Indigenous initiatives advancing nature-based solutions for sustainable development. Winners will receive USD 10,000 and gain access to global policy dialogues and special events.

Nomination Deadline: February 23,2025

Who can apply? Community-led projects focused on climate mitigation, adaptation, resilience, and a just transition.

On December 5, the XIII Civil Society Development Forum titled "[WITH]STAND" took place in Kyiv. The event brought together over 3,000 participants, including representatives of civil society organizations, international partners, donors, activists, entrepreneurs, educators, and government officials. The Forum was aimed to highlight the role of unity and resilience of Ukrainians in addressing the challenges of war. The program featured panel discussions, presentations, a pitching session of international technical assistance projects, and a veterans’ business fair.

Over a span of the next six weeks in 2024, three major international environmental conferences will
take place: COP16 on Biodiversity (CBD), COP29 on Climate Change (CCC), and COP16 on Desertification
(CCD).

These conferences will serve as crucial platforms for addressing some of the most pressing
environmental challenges of our time, including climate change, biodiversity loss, land degradation, desertification, and drought.

These issues are deeply interconnected, highlighting the need for
comprehensive solutions to safeguard our planet.

Currently, on May 29-31, the 19th meeting of the UNECE Steering Committee on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) is taking place in Geneva, Switzerland.