Our mission is to prevent the sixth mass extinction.
The planet is headed towards a period of extraordinary change: A sixth mass extinction, the first in Earth’s history driven by the actions of a single species — our own. Conservation, as we know it, is not succeeding fast enough.
At Conservation X Labs, we’re applying technology, entrepreneurship, and open innovation to source, develop, and scale critical solutions to the underlying drivers of extinction.
Humans have driven the sixth mass extinction. Humans have the power to reverse it.
HOW WE DO IT
We are working to prevent extinctions by building tools like the NABIT…
Seafood fraud and illegal timber trafficking are devastating for ecosystems, and trafficking enforcement agents need tools to rapidly identify fraud or illegal activity in the field.
The Nucleic Acid Barcode Identification Tool is a hand-held device that compares a DNA sample to the Barcode Of Life Database to answer the question: is this species actually what it’s claimed to be?
…and the Sentinel.
A significant challenge for conservationists is processing the amounts of data collected by camera traps, audio recorders and other biologgers.
The Sentinel is an AI toolkit that makes conservation tools smarter. It upgrades wildlife monitoring tools — like trail cameras and acoustic recorders — with easy-to-use AI technology.
We launch prizes and challenges to incentivize bold, unconventional approaches to conservation problems.
Biodiversity
and planetary health
Biodiversity conservation is critical to human health and key to preventing the next pandemic.
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The video silversides at the top of this page is used courtesy of professional underwater filmmaker Frans de Backer.
