Links to Equator Initiative news items:

14 November 2007
Article on Equator Prize 2006 winner 'Shompole Community Trust' in Kenya Luxury and Conservation in the Cradle of Humanity (abc News) [DOC]

14 November 2007
Article on Equator Prize 2006 winner 'Shompole Community Trust' in Kenya Travelling far from Africa's "Gucci" crowd (Reuters) [PDF]

09 November 2007
Video on the 'Shompole Lodge' of Equator Prize 2006 winner 'Shompole Community Trust' in Kenya

31 October 2007
Article on Equator Prize 2006 winner 'Shompole Community Trust' in Kenya
Kenya: Lodge in the Wilderness Spots a Touch of Class (Business Daily, Nairobi) [PDF]

31 October 2007
The Community Knowledge Service Asia' has been launched in India Governor to open knowledge service (The Hindu) [PDF]

28 October 2007
Article on Equator Prize 2004 winner 'GREEN Foundation' in India Initiatives launched to redefine the concept of food security (The Hindu) [PDF]

7 October 2007
Article on Equator Prize 2006 winner 'Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha' in Bangladesh - Bangladesh children flock to school on water (AFP) [PDF]

05 October 2007
Interview with the Executive Director of Equator Prize 2006 winner 'Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha' in Bangladesh - Interview with Mohammed Rezwan on Education Program by his NGO (Voice of America, Washington)

27 September 2007
Article on Equator Prize 2006 winner 'Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha' in Bangladesh - In Flood-Prone Bangladesh, a Future That Floats (Washington Post) [PDF]

19 September 2007
Ecotourism in Kenya honoured (Nairoby Star) [PDF]

18 August 2007
Local Ecotourism Company Received Global Recognition (Kenya Times) [PDF]

18 August 2007
Kenyan Group Ranch Scoops Top UN Award (The Standard) [PDF]

17 August 2007
Learning on a Boat (The Daily Star) [Article on Equator Prize 2006 finalist Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha]

August 2007
Dialogue for the Future: The Challenges and Opportunities of Indigenous Entrepreneurship (The UN Business Focal Point, Issue 6)

28 July
Saviour extraordinaire: Dr Vanaja Ramprasad (Deccan Herald)

13 July
Ecoagriculture Partners' Newsletter: Featuring Ecoagriculture Partners Officially Joins the Equator Initiative and Equator Prize 2006 Winners Announced!

26 June
Help for Orphans International (HFOI) presents humanitarian award to Ole Petenya Y. Shani of the Shompole Community Trust in Kenya

2 June
OneWorld South Asia: South Asians Shine at Green Oscars

25 June
Poverty and Conservation Learning Group - June 07 Newsletter (PDF)

21 June
Equator Prize winner ‘Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha' wins the Education and Welfare Award of the Ashden Awards for sustainable energy

15 June
The Art of Positive Change: Nuts for people and wildlife

12 June
World Environment Day Bulletin (PDF)

11 June
Amani nature reserve honored as Finalist for sustainable use of biodiversity

10 June
Der Schutz biologischer Vielfalt gehört ganz oben auf die Tagesordnung!“ Tag der Umwelt: Hochrangige Konferenz mit Botschaft an die G8 und Verleihung des Äquatorpreises (word)

10 June
Mexico Expands its Commitment to Sustainable Tourism

10 June
Green means big bucks for cotton farms

08 June
G-8 to Increase Efforts to Achieve 2010 Biodiversity Target (PDF)

06 June
Interview with community representative of Village of Andavadoaka, Equator Prize Winner (audio)

01 June
Aveda partners with the UN to promote the opportunities and challenges of indigenous entrepreneurship (World Beauty News, Beauty-On-Line.com)

06 June
World Environment Day message to stress critical links between climate change and biodiversity

31 May
A Dialogue for the Future: Aveda and its Partners Discuss the Opportunities and Challenges of Indigenous Entrepreneurship

31 May
Un premio mundial para Pescado Azul (PDF)

30 May
Press Advisory for June 5, Berlin (IN GERMAN) - Gemeinsame Presse-Einladung vom Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung und dem Entwicklungsprogramm der Vereinten Nationen (word)

25 May
Opinión Ambiental, May 25 - CoopeTárcoles R.L: Una alianza estratégica, cooperativa empresarial, para la responsabilidad social y ambiental orientada al uso sostenible del mar (PDF)

24 May
Five Tropical Community Groups Win UN-Backed Prize for Biodiversity

24 May
Equator Prize Celebrates Sustainable Development - Timothy E. Wirth Statement on the Winners of the Equator Prize 2007

24 May
Equator Prize Winners (UN Good Works, U.S. Committee for UNDP)

23 May
Aveda partners with the UN to promote the opportunities and challenges of indigenous entrepreneurship.

23 May
UN-Backed Prize for Biodiversity

22 May
UNDP Bulletin - Announcing the winners of the Equator Prize! (PDF)

22 May
Aveda Supporting Indigenous Entrepreneurs (UN Good Works, U.S. Committee for UNDP)

22 May
Aveda and its Partners Discuss the Opportunities and Challenges of Indigenous Entrepreneurship

22 May
Equator Prize winners demonstrate links between sustainable environment, livelihoods

22 May
Message from Kemal Dervis, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme on the occasion of the International Day for Biological Diversity (PDF)

21 May
Press conference on Tuesday, May 22: Charles McNeill, UNDP’s Environment Team Manager of the Environment and Energy Group, and John Scott, Secretariat of the Convention on Biodiversity, will discuss the importance of biodiversity in diminishing poverty and responding to climate change, as well as present the Equator Prize.

21 May
Capitalizing on Africa's Beauty (UN Good Works, U.S. Committee for UNDP)

19 May
Press Release. Kamicydi & GFC Genuine Partnership (PDF)

17 May
UNDP Media Advisory: Winners of the Equator Prize to be announced at the United Nations (word)

7 May 2007
UNDP Equator Initiative Recognizes Communities for “Green” and “Social” Entrepreneurship

1 May 2007
Development Challenges, South-South Solutions - E-newsletter of the Special Unit for South-South Cooperation in UNDP

30 April 2007
UNDP and Indigenous Peoples: Towards Effective Partnerships for Human Rights and Development (PDF)

25 April 2007
The Rising Tide - April 2007

13 April 2007
UNDP and Civil Society: News & Views April 2007 (PDF)

4 April 2007
Frozen and Awarded Mashed Fruit

3 April 2007
Message from Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary to the Equator Prize finalists (PDF)

28 March 2007
IFC and ICF Win UN-Habitat Environmental Award for Wetland Conservation Project

26 March 2007
Expedia, Inc. and the United Nations Foundation Implement New Sustainable Tourism Programs in Mexico

24 March 2007
The Vancouver Accord: Real Estate Valuation Meets Sustainability

20 March 2007
Island Ecotourism Lodge Opens & Reforestation Project to Benefit Mapuche Indigenous Peoples – Verde Ventures Newsletter

20 March 2007
‘Café La Selva’: “El otro rebelde de Chiapas: José Juárez cambió la economía del café y a cientos de familias”, Expansión Magazine (PDF)

19 March 2007
Vietnam grass conservation project selected for Equator Prize 2006 Finalists

16 March 2007
Kenya: Local NGOs Reach Poverty Contest Final

14 March 2007
CTSK Named a Finalist for 2006 Equator Prize

13 March 2007
UN Announces Finalists for Equator Prize (UN Good Works, U.S. Committee for UNDP)

13 March 2007
UN Environmental Initiative Announces 25 Finalists for Biodiversity Prize - News Blaze

13 March 2007
UN-backed environmental initiative announces 25 finalists for biodiversity prize - UN News Centre

13 March 2007
Business, Environmental Protection and Poverty Reduction Come Together - UN Chronicle Online Edition

February- March 2007
Environment & Energy Practice News Update #17

1 March 2007
Removing Poverty from the Itinerary

7 February 2007
Colombian peasant, indigenous groups nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

1 February 2007
PCLG NEWS! Issue 1: 2007 (PDF)

1 February 2007
UN-Business Focal Point Issue #4

9 January 2007
Tide Gets New Executive Director