“Making the invisible visible is what we do.”
Luis E. Fernandez (Executive Director, CINCIA) discusses his work as a tropical ecologist at the launch of the ASM Grand Challenge. He is an expert in the dynamics and impact of environmental mercury in the areas of artisanal mining.
“Leveraging this technology can be transformative for journalism.”
Rhett Butler, Founder and CEO of Mongabay, discusses why we care about rainforests, and how combining technology tools and journalism can have an impact on the conservation issues facing our world today.
“The power of prizes and challenges is that they can make the impossible possible.”
Co-founders of Conservation X Labs, Dr. Alex Dehgan and Dr. Paul Bunje, describe the details of the Artisanal Mining Grand Challenge.
“We want to be able to integrate additional data science innovation into these different processes.”
AI for Earth Project Manager Bonnie Lei describes the power of using artificial intelligence (AI) to tackle environmental challenges. As part of this challenge, Microsoft AI for Earth will award $100,000 to the best projects that integrate machine learning and AI approaches as part of their solutions.
“We need innovations that make artisanal mining a more dignified livelihood.”
Thane Kreiner, Carrie George, and Enrique Ortiz discuss promising solutions for the ASM sector and how they could be brought to scale.
“What would it look like to flip the script on the narrative of mounting threat and rising losses that define conservation?
Aileen Lee, Chief Program Officer at the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, describes why conservation needs innovation.