Accelerating Solutions for People & the Planet
The Amazon CoLab is a six-month acceleration program to support innovator teams developing, testing, and advancing solutions to protect people and ecosystems in the Amazon.
Amazon CoLab: Connect in Puerto Madonado, Peru
Amazon CoLab: Connect in Puerto Madonado, Peru
Pamela Ceballos, of Sissai, at the Amazon CoLab: Connect
Field-testing trip to AMATAF - Madre de Dios, Peru
Picoyune testing in Guyana
Cleangold testing in Madre de Dios, Peru
Project Inambari testing in Madre de Dios, Peru
ASM Progress App testing in Madre de Dios
Native Bamboos testing in Puyo, Ecuador
Copper Plates' community workshop in Antioquia, Colombia
Native Bamboos testing in Puyo, Ecuador
ASM Progress App testing in Madre de Dios
Micromax testing in San Jacinto, Peru
Micromax testing in San Jacinto, Peru
Leigh Cassidy, from DRAM Technology, testing her innovation at the CITE Minero of Madre de Dios, Peru
Adolfo La Rosa-Toro, from Gold Eco-Leaching, presenting at the ASM Connections: Peru workshop
Franco Arista, from RECPO Online, presenting at the ASM Connections: Peru workshop
Meet our innovator Cohorts
Our participating innovator teams tested their innovations alongside local partners and organizations working in the Amazon region.
Nov 2021 - Apr 2022
May - Nov 2022
Program Implementers:
Program Components
Product Development
Complete specific product features, adapt, and/or validate innovation applications in the Amazon basin
Financial Sustainability
Test and validate reliable funding approaches, financing mechanisms and/or business models
Understanding ASGM Context
Learn about the political, social, and economic context of ASGM in Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Guyana, and Suriname
Market Development
Conduct customer discovery, user validation, and demonstrate uptake of innovations by users, communities, and/or the public and private sector
Environmental and Social Impact
Model potential biodiversity conservation, environmental and/or social impact and means for monitoring and verifying impact
Benefits for Innovator Teams
Global Innovation Ecosystem
Financing
Access & Exposure
Mentoring & Technical Assistance
