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It’s countdown time for #XPRIZERainforest finals! 🌱 Before finalist teams make their way over to Amazonas, Brazil for testing, learn about the prize’s goals and how the competition unites nature, tech, and local communities to help enhance our understanding of the rainforest ecosystem. “The aim of the competition is to survey as much biodiversity as possible. Loads of species are out there that remain undiscovered, and we need to build up those databases and those libraries so that we know what those species are before they disappear.” - XPRIZE Rainforest Technical Lead Kevin Marriott XPRIZE Rainforest is a 5-year, $10M global competition that will help mitigate biodiversity loss and rainforest degradation before it’s too late. “Biodiversity loss is one of the biggest challenges that we have as humanity. The idea was to co-create with XPRIZE a prize that could help us to understand the rainforest better and really develop technologies to map it.” - Pedro Hartung, Executive Director, Alana In episode one of our short doc mini-series, we share more about how XPRIZE and prize sponsor, Alana, partnered together to bring this impactful competition to life. Watch here. https://lnkd.in/gRNNA-qX cc: Instituto Alana

📏 Measuring #biodiversity is certainly challenging but new, tech-assisted approaches are pushing #biodiversityassessments to new levels, making them: 🌱cost-effective; 🌱scalable; 🌱verifiable/ auditable; 🌱efficient. 🤔 Traditional biodiversity surveys, while necessary in certain circumstances, are labor and time intensive. ➡ At biometrio.earth, we provide advanced, AI-powered biodiversity analytics based on data from #remotesensing, #wildlife cameras, and passive acoustic monitoring. This can provide a holistic understanding of ecosystem conditions and change! #biodiversitymonitoring #bioacoustics #ecoacoustics #naturetech

#XPRIZERainforest finals are almost here!! Check out the video that my team produced to learn more about this revolutionary competition that is helping to mitigate biodiversity loss before it’s too late through novel technologies that will expedite monitoring ecosystems at risk. Learn more about the goals of the prize and how XPRIZE and Alana worked together to bring this competition to life in episode 1 of @XPRIZE’s mini-series. 

It’s countdown time for #XPRIZERainforest finals! 🌱 Before finalist teams make their way over to Amazonas, Brazil for testing, learn about the prize’s goals and how the competition unites nature, tech, and local communities to help enhance our understanding of the rainforest ecosystem. “The aim of the competition is to survey as much biodiversity as possible. Loads of species are out there that remain undiscovered, and we need to build up those databases and those libraries so that we know what those species are before they disappear.” - XPRIZE Rainforest Technical Lead Kevin Marriott XPRIZE Rainforest is a 5-year, $10M global competition that will help mitigate biodiversity loss and rainforest degradation before it’s too late. “Biodiversity loss is one of the biggest challenges that we have as humanity. The idea was to co-create with XPRIZE a prize that could help us to understand the rainforest better and really develop technologies to map it.” - Pedro Hartung, Executive Director, Alana In episode one of our short doc mini-series, we share more about how XPRIZE and prize sponsor, Alana, partnered together to bring this impactful competition to life. Watch here. https://lnkd.in/gRNNA-qX cc: Instituto Alana

How do we protect nature & biodiversity if we can't measure it? 🌴 For our next ClimateTech Memo, we kick off our new series exploring how start-ups are tackling the challenge of measuring the natural world. In this first piece, we'll deep dive into: 🔍 - The challenges of measuring nature & biodiversity - The technologies that could provide a solution to this challenge - The key start-ups deploying these technologies - The risks & opportunities faced by start-ups in this space With a special thanks to Fabian Schmidt-Pramov (biometrio.earth), Casey Woodward (AgriSound) & Topher White (Rainforest Connection (RFCx)) for sharing their insights on this topic. Also featuring: Wilder Sensing, NatureMetrics, Carbon Rewild, and a heap more Let me know if you want access below and I'll send the deep dive straight to you when it goes live 📩

Discover the enchanting world of moths and butterflies! We're thrilled to share insights into these winged wonders and their vital roles in biodiversity. Whether you're a nature enthusiast or simply curious, this article offers a deeper look into our ecosystem's delicate balance. Click the link below to explore more! https://lnkd.in/eAS8HgMM

"Nature is moving onto the balance sheet" 🌿 It's a great line from a fantastic piece co-authored by Planet, Microsoft, the Natural Capital Project, and the Gund Institute for Environment on science-based tools and data available for ecosystem and biodiversity measurement and reporting. Download the full paper here 👇

Satellite time-series of Sentinel-1 and -2 characterize different structural complexities promoting biodiversity in central European forests. New paper by Kacic et al. available here: https://lnkd.in/dU5kAqY7

How much do you know about geodiversity? Geodiversity forms the landscapes all around us and plays a fundamental role in shaping ecosystems and supporting life. However, geodiversity has been referred to as ‘silent nature’ and its role is often taken for granted. Elaine Hooton explains more in this short video and the PolicyWISE briefing emphasizes the need for a more holistic approach to nature, one that fully recognizes and integrates the contributions of geodiversity alongside biodiversity in ecosystems. You can read more here: https://lnkd.in/eaz9-aAd

Shifting from “How can I be a better person?” to “Who can you be when you’re with me? Who can I be when I am with you?” Insightful and much needed conversation about how to shift our thinking, communication, and ways of interacting and being.