Are you a prominent woman, or a group of women, committed to the preservation of insects? Does your project have a significant social and environmental impact that involves the local community? Which type of organisation is it—a foundation, an association, or an NGO? If so, submit an application for the Terre de Femmes Award!
The International Terre de Femmes Award is a theme prize that is available to all women globally and was introduced in 2019. It honours ground-level efforts performed by a woman or group of women inside a nonprofit.
The contest’s objective is to award money for admirable deeds done by women worldwide in support of the environment, with a different theme determined each.
Every Year’s Theme
“Insects for a living planet” is the theme selected for the sixth edition of the International Prize, and it is as follows:
The project of a woman or group of women dedicated to the preservation of insects and their ecosystems by practical actions carried out inside a non-profit organisation (association loi 1901, foundation, NGO) will be recognised with this theme prize in 2024.
The Yves Rocher Foundation, a reputable public utility foundation, hopes to encourage women who are dedicated to protecting and promoting the significance of insects as a vital component of the planet’s ecosystem dynamics within their local communities by offering this theme prize.
Examples of acceptable areas of intervention include initiatives to support biodiversity in the natural world, particularly with regard to insects.
battling to stop the extinction of insect species and restore their diversity.
To learn more about and save various species, including bumblebees and ants, study and catalogue them.
Maintain delicate habitats in order to sustain the services and ecological processes that insects perform.
Enhance the coexistence of “human-animal-insect-plant” within regions.
Inform the local populace and the next generation about the importance of protecting insects and their habitats.
Projects involving beekeeping are not acceptable because the focus of this award is on wild insect species. On the other hand, they might take into account lucrative studies pertaining to feral honeybees that support swarms of bees that have been released back into the wild.
Eligibility criteria
Interventions should support biodiversity, particularly insects, fight extinction, preserve habitats, enhance coexistence, and inform the public about protecting insects. Projects involving beekeeping are not acceptable, but studies on feral honeybees can support swarms released back into the wild. Encouraging the coexistence of human-animal-insect-plant and educating the local population about insect protection is also acceptable.
Click here to apply
https://www.yves-rocher-fondation.org/en/how-to-apply-for-the-international-award/
Deadline: 30 November 2023
