Current Amazon economies are dominated by harmful extractive practices that provide short-term profits to large corporations and a few individuals, while degrading ecosystems and leaving local communities with minimal benefits.We believe that through innovation, technology, and local knowledge, we can catalyze a paradigm shift towards more equitable and sustainable economies for the Amazon.
The Con X Tech Prize: The Amazon is a global competition that seeks cutting-edge science and tech innovations to transform the Amazon's destructive, extractive economies into modern, regenerative ones. Proposals are especially welcomed from innovators based in the Amazon region.
These solutions should protect the integrity of ecosystems, respect Indigenous peoples and local communities as well as their traditional knowledge, and support the fair distribution of the benefits generated from the commercialization of forest products and services.
Replacements
Innovations for sustainable alternatives in food, feed, fiber, and materials that leverage Amazonian resources.
Practices & Methods
Practices and methods to support the sustainable production of replacement products in the Amazon.
We want to foster innovation and ignite a dynamic synergy among participants who might not otherwise have the chance to join forces. Through our matchmaking process, individuals and teams met and had the opportunity to add new team members.
We're excited for the more than 80 innovators that registered for this process, and are proud of the teams that arose from it!
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