Launch of Green Star Awards 2013 with a call for nominations
Nominations for the 2013 Green Star Awards, recognizing outstanding efforts to reduce the environmental and humanitarian impacts of disasters and conflicts, were called for by the United Nations and the non-governmental organisation Green Cross International.
The biennial Green Star Awards, first presented in 2009, are a collaborative initiative between the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Green Cross International (GCI), and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
The Green Star Awards recognize individuals, organizations, governments and companies that demonstrate remarkable achievements in raising awareness, building capacity, and effectively responding to emergencies that have severe impact on the environment, as well as on human health and livelihoods. The Awards hail real-life heroes from around the world. They commend those who not only exercised courage and leadership to rise from the ruins of environmental disasters, but more importantly, those who worked tirelessly to prevent such crises, and establish measures to brace for their impact
The nomination period for the 2013 edition opened on 11 December, 2012, and submissions will be accepted until 15 March, 2013.The winners will be announced on 2 September 2013 during celebrations in Geneva, Switzerland, to mark the 20th anniversary of the founding of GCI by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mikhail Gorbachev.
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Submissions (including references) should be sent by:
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Green Star Awards
Joint UNEP/OCHA Environment Unit
United Nations
Palais des Nations- bureau D-115
CH-1211 Geneva 10
Switzerland
For full details on the nomination process, please visit www.greenstarawards.net or write to email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
