NaturaTech LAC

NaturaTech LAC enhances the effectiveness, scalability, and transparency of biodiversity conservation and regeneration action, as well as decentralized sustainable finance, by fostering the use of purposeful cutting-edge technologies and inclusive strategies in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region. This is by enabling pioneering projects, bridging cross-boundary wisdom and knowledge, and supporting mechanisms to transform discoveries into policy for a nature-centered future. The initiative is spearheaded by IDB Lab, as part of its Green Engine, co-led by C Minds’ Future of Earth Lab, and financed by the French Government, and Climate Collective. A growing list of strategic partners, such as the Stockholm Resilience Center at Stockholm University, amplifies its impact. NaturaTech LAC advances innovative and equitable approaches that fast-forward local green efforts and the achievement of global commitments and targets, such as the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). It is an effort to safeguard nature with a systemic and social justice lens, leveraging Nature-based solutions (NbS), which have the potential to provide up to 30% of climate change mitigation. Moreover, at the core of its ethos, NaturaTech LAC is dedicated to leading a transformation rooted in the ethical use of technology, the respect for, and the well-being of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs), and all lifeforms, and recognizes the importance of understanding local needs, contexts, and the diverse nature of the LAC region, which drives every aspect of our mission.