{"id":118313,"date":"2021-07-20T11:59:59","date_gmt":"2021-07-20T11:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=118313"},"modified":"2021-07-20T12:00:01","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T12:00:01","slug":"undp-equator-prize-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/undp-equator-prize-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"UNDP Equator Prize 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question: Which Indian organization has won the prestigious United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Equator Prize 2021?<br><\/strong>(a) Aadhimalai Pazhangudiyinar Producer Company<br>(b) Snehakunja Trust<br>(c) Both (a) &amp; (b)<br>(d) Vasudha Foundation<br><strong>Answer: (c)<br>Related facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Two communities from India Aadhimalai Pazhangudiyinar Producer Company Limited and Snehakunja Trust has been conferred the prestigious United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Equator Prize 2021.<\/li><li>They have been honored for their exceptional achievement in showcasing local, innovative, nature-based solutions for tackling biodiversity loss and climate change and achieving their local development goals.<\/li><li>A total of 10 winners were declared globally.<\/li><li>They will each receive a prize of US$10,000 and the opportunity to join a series of special virtual events associated with the UN General Assembly, the Nature for Life Hub and the UN Food Systems Summit later this year.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About the Aadhimalai Pazhangudiyinar Producer Company Limited:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Aadhimalai Pazhangudiyinar Producer Company Limited is a 1,700-member cooperative, managed and run entirely by indigenous people from the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve in Tamil Nadu.<\/li><li>Its work in the past eight years has improved livelihood across 147 villages by processing and marketing a diverse range of forest produce and crops.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About the Snehakunja Trust:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Snehakunja Trust has protected sensitive wetland and coastal ecosystems in the Western Ghats and the Karnataka coast for 45 years with a focus on community-based restoration and conservation.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About UNDP Equator Prize:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Equator Prize is awarded biennially to recognize community efforts to reduce poverty through the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By-Amar Mani Upadhyay<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Links:<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.in.undp.org\/content\/india\/en\/home\/presscenter\/pressreleases\/Two_Indian_communities_win_Equator_Prize_2021.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.in.undp.org\/content\/india\/en\/home\/presscenter\/pressreleases\/Two_Indian_communities_win_Equator_Prize_2021.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: Which Indian organization has won the prestigious United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Equator Prize 2021?(a) Aadhimalai Pazhangudiyinar Producer Company(b) Snehakunja Trust(c) Both (a) &amp; (b)(d) Vasudha FoundationAnswer: (c)Related facts: Two communities from India Aadhimalai Pazhangudiyinar Producer Company Limited and Snehakunja Trust has been conferred the prestigious United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Equator Prize 2021. 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