[bchanudet]

Oh yeah I do agree that it's still very US-centered and a tad hypocritical.

I'd say it's mostly because there is an application process. Unlike for example travel guides where people go around the world to discover new places, IDA is waiting for those places to apply. If you add the language barrier, the quite long list of requirements and political actions to make to be able to apply, that only reduces the list of candidates.

I suppose there are also less-known local initiatives throughout the world. Here in France, we have the ANPCEN [0], fighting against light pollution and delivering labels to cities that take actions against light pollution (like shutting off the streetlights from 11PM to 5AM).

[0] https://www.anpcen.fr/?id_rub=19&rub=participez-%E0-villes-e... (in French, but there is a Google Translate button in the footer)