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May 20 2024
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Reinhold Gallmetzer
Big Bet: Use data technology, and law to prevent deforestation and protect people Project: Leverage state-of-the-art data science and technology to transform diverse data into actionable inputs that support law enforcement …
May 20 2024
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Xiomara Acevedo
Big Bet: Bring thousands of women to global and local government discussions to improve climate policies Project: Mainstream education on the intersection of gender equality and climate justice to recognize women's …
May 20 2024
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Rodrigo Pacheco
Big Bet: Create the world’s largest Biodiverse Edible Forest to protect nature, ancestral knowledge and create economic opportunity for local communities to put biodiversity on the plate. Project: Create the largest …
May 20 2024
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Valmir Ortega
Big Bet: Scale regenerative agriculture by training farmers and securing buyers of crops. Project: Revolutionize sustainable agriculture by encouraging the restoration of degraded land and boosting diversified agroforestry systems. By training …
May 20 2024
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Marcela Angel
Big Bet: Prevent landslide deaths through data prediction and community action. Project: Promote equitable climate change adaptation through the integration of enhanced technologies and community-based planning aimed at developing landslide risk …
May 20 2024
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Mariolga Reyes Cruz
Big Bet: Show the Caribbean what is possible in regenerative farming through accessible land tenure. Project: Develop and scale a model to support land tenure through agroecology commons for traditionally marginalized …
May 20 2024
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Lina Ascencio
Big Bet: Ensure continental renewable energy developments center indigenous input. Project: Develop a scalable model for energy transition rooted in intercultural dialogues between indigenous peoples, state, and private actors. Currently piloted …
May 20 2024
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Ricardo Politi
Big Bet: Increase the economic competitiveness of forests to outcompete the deforestation economy, while promoting community wellbeing and fair benefits sharing Project: Promote a virtuous cycle of economic development that drives …
May 20 2024
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Luisa Fernanda Bacca
Big Bet: Center Amazonian indigenous experiences in the development of climate governance systems. Project: Support the development of mechanisms to incorporate indigenous people’s aspirations and traditional knowledge into climate related decision-making …
May 20 2024
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Felipe Villela
Big Bet: Use Nature Equity, a new asset class, that brings nature onto the balance sheet Project: Scale regenerative land use through the use of a novel financial accounting paradigm where …