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UN Announces SEED Award Winners 2011 With Focus on African Entrepreneurs
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Nairobi, 15 December 2011 From a company that transforms groundnut shells into fuel briquettes in Gambia, to an enterprise that has developed solar ovens in Burkino Faso, to an initiative that trains and employs street youth to collect waste materials in Ghana, which they then transform into handmade designer products, to a business in Kenya where women produce aloe-based skin care products, these are just some the 35 winners of the 2011 SEED Awards, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) announced today.
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Application for the 2011 SEED Awards is now closed
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Nairobi, 05 July 2011 - Social and environmental entrepreneurs who can demonstrate innovation, leadership and sustainability have the chance to win expert assistance and support for their sustainable development initiatives in the 2011 SEED Awards.
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UNEP and Hisense Sign Global Partnership for the SEED Award Supporting Innovative Entrepreneurs
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15 February 2011, Nairobi. The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and Hisense International Co. Ltd. today signed a partnership at a ceremony in UNEP Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, which will work to promote and strengthen the brand profile and global positioning of the SEED Award.
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From bamboo bikes to biomass briquettes: UNEP unveils SEED Award Winners
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Nairobi, 3 November 2010 - A novel solar device that turns waste heat into electricity in rural China, a Ugandan business that manufactures stationary from agricultural waste, a bamboo bicycle project in Ghana and a female-run business in South Africa making a hand-held laundry device that saves water are among the 30 winners of the 2010 SEED Awards, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) announced today. Read more...
African Countries Showcase Green Economy Initiatives at UNEP Event and Launching of the 2010 SEED Awards
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Bamako (Mali)/Nairobi (Kenya), 28 June 2010 - South Africa, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda have taken bold initiatives to achieve a green economy transformation. These initiatives were presented at a United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) event during the 13th session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) in Bamako, Mali. Read more...
Gold Winners of 2009 SEED Award Announced
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Nairobi, Kenya. Outstanding social and environmental projects from Zimbabwe, Bangladesh, Colombia, Southern Africa, India and Niger are the winners of the 2009 SEED Gold Awards, the SEED Initiative announced today. Read more...
Winners of 2009 SEED Awards Announced
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New York, USA. The winners of the 2009 SEED Awards for Entrepreneurship in Sustainable Development were announced today at a high level award ceremony and reception. Read more...
Making sustainable development happen: SEED announces its 2008 Award Winners
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IUCN Headquarters, Gland. Five highly resourceful and innovative local entrepreneurial partnerships which can contribute to the Millennium Development Goals were today celebrated as the SEED Initiative announced its 2008 SEED Awards for Entrepreneurship in Sustainable Development.
Partnerships from Five Nations Receive “2007 SEED AWARDS” for Innovation in Local Sustainable Development
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UNCSD, New York. Seed Awards 2007 recognize, support and encourage the delivery of innovative, local, partnership-based solutions to global challenges of environmental stewardship and poverty eradication.
Davos: UNEP Executive Director announces finalists for 2007 SEED Awards
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World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland: Mr. Achim Steiner, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), today announced the 10 finalists for one of five Supporting Entrepreneurs for Environment and Development (Seed) Awards. Read more...
