2025

The RestorLife Awards

A bottom-up movement has already begun. Around the world, local communities, NGOs, and responsible businesses are leading the charge, championing nature, biodiversity, and sustainable livelihoods. Introducing the RestorLife Awards. Here to celebrate and fund the work being done to protect and restore nature. Here to amplify your stories.

2025

The RestorLife Awards

A bottom-up movement has already begun. Around the world, local communities, NGOs, and responsible businesses are leading the charge, championing nature, biodiversity, and sustainable livelihoods. Introducing the RestorLife Awards. Here to celebrate and fund the work being done to protect and restore nature. Here to amplify your stories.

2025

The RestorLife Awards

A bottom-up movement has already begun. Around the world, local communities, NGOs, and responsible businesses are leading the charge, championing nature, biodiversity, and sustainable livelihoods. Introducing the RestorLife Awards. Here to celebrate and fund the work being done to protect and restore nature. Here to amplify your stories.

Award Categories

Applications close on 28 February 2025

NGO Award

Recognizing organizations leading impactful conservation and restoration projects. Prize: $25,000

Corporate Sustainability Spotlight Award

Honoring organizations showing exceptional dedication to corporate responsibility and positive environmental action.

What we are looking for

We’re celebrating innovation, measurable impact, and sustainable change.
Successful applications will demonstrate:

We’re celebrating innovation, measurable impact, and sustainable change. Successful applications will demonstrate:

Proven Impact

Long-term Vision

Community Involvement

Alignment with UN SDG’s

Key Dates

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Applications open

Applications open

Applications open

December 10, 2024

December 10, 2024

December 10, 2024

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Deadline

Deadline

Deadline

February 28, 2025

February 28, 2025

February 28, 2025

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Winners announced

Winners announced

Winners announced

April 22, 2025

April 22, 2025

April 22, 2025

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Recognition at COP15, Ramsar

Recognition at COP15, Ramsar

Recognition at COP15, Ramsar

July 23–31, 2025

July 23–31, 2025

July 23–31, 2025

Evaluation Committee

Thomas W. Crowther

Founder of Restor

Iyenemi Ibimina Kakulu

Professor of Land Management & Valuation, Rivers State University, Nigeria

Dr. Tony Simmons

Senior Expert on Land Restoration, UNCCD-G20 Global Land Initiative

Susan Craig

Founder and CEO at Tahi & KAEĀ

Nature Stewards are Our Greatest Hope

"The local stewards of nature are the people at the forefront of the fight against climate change and biodiversity loss. We need to celebrate and enable the work being done by these local heroes and learn from their successes so that we can build a better world."

Thomas Crowther

Founder of Restor and Co-chair of the Advisory Board for the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.

  • Project: Wild Survivors UK

  • Project: Youth Pawa

  • Project: Bangalow Koalas

  • Project: Wild Survivors UK

  • Project: Wild Survivors UK

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Restor is a Swiss nonprofit, with 501(c)(3) equivalency.

English

Restor is a Swiss nonprofit, with 501(c)(3) equivalency.

English

Restor is a Swiss nonprofit, with 501(c)(3) equivalency.