Nominations for an award that recognizes people who strive to stop and reverse the effects of environmental emergencies are open until 15 March.

The Green Start Award is a joint initiative between the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Green Cross International (GCI) and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).

To find out more about the award, UN Radio’s Derrick Mbatha spoke on the line to Geneva with Paul Garwood of GCI.

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