The Latin America Community group is designed to create a dedicated regional hub within WILDLABS, where conservationists and technology enthusiasts from Latin America can come together to share knowledge, collaborate on projects, and build networks that support conservation efforts across the region.
This group is for individuals working in or passionate about conservation technology across Latin America. From researchers, conservationists, tech developers, policy-makers or just people starting in the field, this community welcomes everyone interested in advancing conservation technology in the region.
A primary challenge faced by the Latin American conservation tech community is a lack of cohesive networking and communication channels specific to the region. The large geographic distances, and the varying levels of access to resources have made it difficult for people to connect and collaborate effectively. This group aims to address these issues by providing a central space where members can connect, find peers with similar interests, communicate more seamlessly, share resources, and build networks. It also encourages cross-border collaboration and helps bridge the gap between those with access to technology, knowledge and resources and those in need of them.
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El grupo de la Comunidad de América Latina está diseñado para crear un centro regional dedicado dentro de WILDLABS, donde conservacionistas y entusiastas de la tecnología de América Latina puedan reunirse para compartir conocimientos, colaborar en proyectos y construir redes que apoyen los esfuerzos de conservación en toda la región.
Este grupo está dirigido a personas que trabajan o sienten pasión por la tecnología para la conservación en América Latina. Desde investigadores, conservacionistas, desarrolladores de tecnología, formuladores de políticas, hasta personas que recién comienzan en el campo, esta comunidad da la bienvenida a todos aquellos interesados en avanzar la tecnología para la conservación en la región.
Uno de los principales desafíos que enfrenta la comunidad de tecnología para la conservación en América Latina es la falta de redes de comunicación y canales de colaboración cohesivos específicos para la región. Las grandes distancias geográficas y los diferentes niveles de acceso a recursos, a menudo dificultad que las personas se conecten y colaboren de manera efectiva. Este grupo busca abordar estos problemas proporcionando un espacio central donde los miembros puedan conectarse, encontrar colegas con intereses similares, comunicarse de manera más fluida, compartir recursos y construir redes. También fomenta la colaboración sin fronteras y ayuda a cerrar la brecha entre quienes tienen acceso a tecnología, conocimientos y recursos, y quienes los necesitan.
Community Guidelines
When participating in this group, either through commenting or posting, please post and/or comment in both Spanish (or Portuguese) and English.
Image Credit: Banco de Imágenes del Instituto Humboldt
Group curators
- @jsulloa
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Instituto Humboldt & Red Ecoacústica Colombiana
Scientist and engineer developing smart tools for ecology and biodiversity conservation.



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WILDLABS & Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
I'm the Bioacoustics Research Analyst at WILDLABS. I'm a marine biologist with particular interest in the acoustics behavior of cetaceans. I'm also a backend web developer, hoping to use technology to improve wildlife conservation efforts.





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- @JakobWiren
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Swedish soon-to-be graduate engineer in AI/ML and robotics. Writing my master thesis in using decision trees for anti-poaching in Limpopo, South Africa. Am passionate about conservation, AI and travelling. Help me find a way to help you!
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- @Mandatum
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Mandatum: Unlocking hundreds of billions annually to protect nature and fight climate change at no cost.
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- 5 Discussions
- 2 Groups
- @SofiaMed
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Biologist and ecologist. Interested about applying technology and data-driven approaches to advance research in biodiversity and animal communication.
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PhD. student working on AI algorithms for biodiversity monitoring
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Research software engineer working in computer vision for animal behaviour
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The World Can Be Better
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Gui
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- @GrecoBobby
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PhD Student Clemson University. Investigating applied management techniques in crocodilians
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Universidad San Francisco de Quito
Biologist/Professor focusing on carnivore conservation in Ecuador
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- @lilianapiatti
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Here’s the translation of your short bio: **Biologist, primarily working with community ecology in the Pantanal and surrounding areas. For the past three years, she has been using bioacoustics as a tool in her teaching and research activities.
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Financiamiento para proyectos de biodiversidad en América Latina y el Caribe
10 April 2025
$3 millions of funding for NGO in Brazil using AI for conservation / $ 3 milhões em financiamento para ONGs no Brasil que usam IA para conservação!
1 April 2025
Actividad gratuita y online para Investigadores en ciencias marinas trabajando en América Latina con interés en aprender a programar en Python, R, y trabajo colaborativo. Último día para aplicar a OceanHackWeek en...
31 March 2025
Funding
I have been a bit distracted the past months by my move from Costa Rica to Spain ( all went well, thank you, I just miss the rain forest and the Ticos ) and have to catch up on funding calls. Because I still have little...
28 March 2025
Funding
Species identification from audio, focused on birds, amphibians, mammals and insects from the Middle Magdalena Valley of Colombia.
12 March 2025
Un equipo de investigadores de WCS logró registrar imágenes de un cachorro de gato andino (Leopardus jacobita), el felino más amenazado de América, en la provincia de Mendoza, Argentina. Este importante hallazgo fue...
11 March 2025
Osa Conservation is launching our inaugural cohort of the ‘Susan Wojcicki Research Fellowship’ for 2025, worth up to $15,000 per awardee (award value dependent on project length and number of awards given each year)....
10 February 2025
NCTFJ opens a call for proposals regarding protected areas and other areas of high environmental importance.
29 January 2025
The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund ( CEPF ) calls for letters of inquiry ( LOIs ) for large grants focusing on capacity building of civil society organizations to reduce threats to biodiveristy. Applications can be...
29 January 2025
Serão apoiados 200 projetos no valor máximo de até R$ 100.000,00 (cem mil reais) e que se voltam às linhas: Negócios da Sociobiodiversidade e Soluções Baseadas na Natureza.
5 December 2024
The Mesoamerican Reef Fund ( MAR Fund ) calls proposals for its small grants program and for the Reef Rescue Initiative. | El Fondo para el Sistema Arrecifal Mesoamericano (MAR Fund) convoca propuestas para su programa...
3 October 2024
We are thrilled to start a brand new group, the Latin America Community, and introduce the new Group Leaders for the 2024-2025 term: Vanesa Reyes and Juan Sebastián Ulloa Chacón. // Estamos muy contentos de iniciar un...
27 September 2024
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I applied already 2 times, rejected 1st, now waiting from another youth led organizations. |
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Latin America Community | 7 months 2 weeks ago | |
Gracias @Wade, por iniciar esta conversación. La traducción en Mac quedó impecable! Nos encantaría seguir escuchando sus experiencias y sugerencias sobre cómo hacer que nuestros... |
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Latin America Community, Community Base, East Africa Community | 7 months 2 weeks ago | |
Super effort. Nice reporting! |
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Autonomous Camera Traps for Insects, Latin America Community | 8 months 1 week ago | |
This was not the most significant or important update for the Mothbox, but it’s one I think is quite fun! It’s also quite... |
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Data management and processing tools, Latin America Community | 10 months 3 weeks ago | |
I was thinking that you might be able to reduce the amount of time the lights were on by blinking them, but this paper seems to show that flickering mostly reduces the number of... |
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Autonomous Camera Traps for Insects, Latin America Community | 11 months 2 weeks ago | |
Congratulations! My first hydromoth was just arrived yesterday and so excited! Looking forward for the update from your project!!! |
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Acoustics, Animal Movement, Climate Change, Conservation Tech Training and Education, Data management and processing tools, Emerging Tech, Open Source Solutions, Protected Area Management Tools, Sensors, Software Development, Latin America Community | 1 year ago | |
Gotcha, well I look forward to seeing future iterations and following along with your progress!! |
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Autonomous Camera Traps for Insects, AI for Conservation, Emerging Tech, Open Source Solutions, Latin America Community | 1 year 1 month ago | |
More cool things surrounding the Mothbox project keep happening! Here’s a recap of cool developments over the past month!New Teammate! Bri... |
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Autonomous Camera Traps for Insects, Latin America Community | 1 year 1 month ago | |
We did some more testing with the Mothbeam in the forest. It's the height of dry season right now, so not many moths came out, but the mothbeam shined super bright and attracted a... |
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Autonomous Camera Traps for Insects, Latin America Community | 1 year 3 months ago | |
Great work! I very much look forward to trying out the MothBeam light. That's going to be a huge help in making moth monitoring more accessible.And well done digging into the... |
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Autonomous Camera Traps for Insects, Latin America Community | 1 year 4 months ago | |
Thanks a lot for this detailed update on your project! It looks great! |
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Autonomous Camera Traps for Insects, Latin America Community | 1 year 6 months ago | |
It depends on which scientists you talk to. I am an favor of just doing a timelapse and doing a post-processing sort afterwards. There's not much reason i can see for such motion... |
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Autonomous Camera Traps for Insects, Latin America Community | 1 year 6 months ago |