Join us at the XPRIZE Rainforest Summit: Pathways to Conservation

[Allison Klauer]

Dear SCB LACA Members,

As you are aware, rainforests are the most biodiverse places on our planet and are home to the planet’s largest collection of plants, animals, and insects. Countless more species have yet to be documented by science, but rainforests are being degraded and destroyed at an alarming rate and time is running out. Unfortunately, we aren’t able to assess the full biodiversity of rainforests with current technology. 

Join XPRIZE on February 18 and 19 for a two-day virtual event with some of the world’s leading experts and practitioners in the domains of biodiversity, conservation, policy, technology, and empowerment of Indigenous Peoples and local communities as they discuss key challenges confronting rainforests globally, and innovative opportunities to overcome them. 

The first day is open to the public and features speakers such as: Lucas Joppa, Chief Environmental Office, Microsoft, Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, Co-Chair, International Indigenous Peoples Forum on Climate Change; Policy Board United Nations: Indigenous Peoples Partnership, Shyla Raghav, Vice President of Climate Change, Global Strategy Group at Conservation International, and many more.

The second day of the Summit is a private event for XPRIZE Rainforest Registered and Pre-Registered teams only through our Prize Operations Platform (POP). If you would like to participate in Day 2 at no cost to you, please register at pop.xprize.org by February 11th. 

The $10 Million XPRIZE Rainforest is a global, five-year competition challenging innovators to develop novel technologies to rapidly and comprehensively survey rainforest biodiversity and use data to deliver new insights that promote the health and conservation of this vital ecosystem. 

Exciting Opportunity for Reduced Registration!

If you register for the XPRIZE Rainforest competition by Friday, February 19 at the conclusion of the event, the registration fee will be reduced by 25%, leaving the cost at only $750. 

Best,

Allison Klauer

Community Lead, XPRIZE Rainforest