‌We welcome knowledge holders who seek to curate, administer, perpetuate, and preserve systems of traditional knowledge. This encompasses a diverse range of organizations, including non-governmental organizations (NGOs), community-based organizations (CBOs), civil society organizations (CSOs), and private sector entities. 

The Earthna Prize acknowledges champions who actively promote the inclusion and application of traditional knowledge in developing solutions and supporting policymaking processes on sustainability. We also value efforts focused on preserving and adopting traditional sustainability knowledge and practices. Moreover, we seek applicants who respond to the needs of local communities by fostering relationships of trust, facilitating networking, and promoting collaboration between local and global processes.

Nominee/Applicant

• The 2025 Earthna Prize selection process accepts nominations and applications.
• Potential Earthna Prize candidates can only be initiatives/projects under a legally incorporated entity.
• Nominees for the Earthna Prize can be from any part of the world.

 
Nominator

• The nominator can be an organization or an individual.
• The nominator could be working with the nominee, part of their community, or be one of the nominee’s end beneficiaries.
• The nominator will fill out the nomination form and should know the nominee’s work very well. The nominator can also request information from the nominee to fill the form.
• The nominator should provide the required contact information, in case the Earthna Prize team would like to contact the nominator for further details.

 
Multiple Nominations

• Several nominations from different individuals or organizations may be submitted for the same initiative/project, although this has no bearing on the judging process.
• The same nominators may submit several nominations for different initiatives/projects.
   

‌For your application to be considered eligible, your submission must adhere to the following:

• The initiative/project must have been in operation for a minimum of two years.
• At least one dedicated team member must be available to communicate with the Earthna Prize team.
• The initiatives/projects must be under a legally incorporated entity.
• The application must be in English.
• Accurate contact information for supporters must be provided.
   

• ‌The nominator/applicant should create an account and complete the form available on the Earthna Prize online application system.
• The form should be completed in English.
• The form should be submitted before the deadline as the system automatically closes by the timeline, and Earthna does not accept nominations/applications after the deadline, June 30, 2024.
• The nominator/applicant should fill out all the required questions - the form cannot be submitted until all the required questions are completed.
• For applicants, the Earthna team will contact the 3 references, kindly make sure that their details are up to date and correct.
• A confirmation email will be sent to the registered email once the nomination/application form is submitted.
   

Earthna due diligence: Earthna will contact eligible nominee(s)/applicant(s) to conduct further due diligence and verify the information on the nomination/application forms.

Review Committee evaluation: a committee of experts will be responsible for evaluating the initial review of nominations/applications and will propose a shortlist of finalists to the jury based on the criteria and the information provided in the forms.

Jury evaluation: a jury composed of prominent figures drawn from government, civil society, the private sector, international organizations, universities, and social entrepreneurs will review shortlisted finalists and their proposals. The Jury will select the 2025 Earthna Prize winners.

Prior to any decision by the Review Committee and Jury, and during the entire selection process, Earthna, the Review Committee and the Jury reserve the right to ask for clarification or supplementary information from the nominee(s)/applicant(s).

Additionally, information provided on the submitted forms will be reviewed and, in the event of any false or inaccurate information, the nomination will be deemed invalid.