TNPSC Thervupettagam

Equator Prize 2021 - Indian organisations

July 21 , 2021 1227 days 863 0
  • Aadhimalai Pazhangudiyinar Producer Company Limited and Snehakunja Trust are among the 10 awardees of the prestigious Equator Prize 2021.
  • They received the award for their work in the field of conservation and biodiversity.
  • The UNDP gives a biennial award to recognize community efforts to reduce poverty through the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity.
  • Aadhimalai Pazhangudiyinar Producer Company Limited is run entirely by indigenous people from the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve in Tamil Nadu.
  • Snehakunja Trust has protected sensitive wetland and coastal ecosystems in the Western Ghats and the Karnataka coast for 45 years.

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