Environmental Community’s Organizer ‘ECO’ Award (Canada)

Each year, the ECO-Award honours individuals, teams, or organizations who have positively contributed to the field of environmental studies in Canada through community-building, research, knowledge-to-action, and/or innovations in practice or approaches. The award committee will happily consider nominees from academic, practitioner, community-based and other backgrounds.

ESAC defines environmental studies as a transdisciplinary field that investigates, educates, guides, supports, or acts upon human-environmental relationships.

They particularly encourage nominations for or applications from individuals, groups, or organizations working in interdisciplinary and multi-sectoral teams to advance the field of environmental studies through the development, enhancement, or expansion of innovative collaborations and networks.

Award Information

• The 2024 ECO-Award winner will receive a $750 honorarium and the second winner will receive $250. Both award winners will also earn complimentary ESAC memberships for the following year.

Selection Criteria

• The ECO-Award selection committee will evaluate nominees based on the following criteria:
  • The nominee works within the field of environmental studies in Canada;
  • The nominee contributes to community-building within the field of environmental studies through the creation of partnerships, networks, relationships and projects;
  • The nominee demonstrates collaborative and reciprocal relationships and partnerships to address issues of importance to the field of environmental studies;
  • The nominee increases environmental awareness through knowledge-sharing and outreach activities;
  • The nominee encourages environmental action and empowers and supports others to become involved in activities related to the field of environmental studies; and
  • The nominee promotes the mobilization of knowledge and research to action and practice.

For more information, visit ESAC.