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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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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- @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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- @eluengosvidal
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I am Biologist ,work as resercher and professor at the Universidad Nacional del Sur- INBIOSUR, Central Argentina. My research interests include ecology and conservation of carnivores in habitat with human presence.
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- @diego_ellis_soto
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University of California & California Academy of Sciences
Biodiversity |Technology | Socio-Ecological Systems | Wildlife Ecology | Remote Sensing | Conservation | K12STEM-education | Music | diegoellissoto.org
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I am a a field biologist and a bat researcher interested in ecology, biodiversity, and conservation of mammals, especially Chiroptera.
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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
The International Climate initiative, opened a call for €20-25M projects. It will fund one project in this call with relevance for landscape restoration.
5 June 2024
Careers
Seeking a doctoral student to join the Move.inFormation research group in an exciting new project investigating the use of social information for optimal movement in the Andean condor.
12 February 2024
Come join our team! We're looking for a Program Officer to join the WILDLABS Community, hosted by WCS in Argentina. This role will support our research program, with the chosen candidate leading our horizon scanning...
22 January 2024
News from a grant to explore potential projects for monitoring biodiversity in latin american countries
16 December 2023
October 2025
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Hi There, I’m looking to connect with people working in wildlife conservation within Chile’s national parks and protected areas (... |
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Emerging Tech, Human-Wildlife Coexistence, Latin America Community | 2 days 20 hours ago | |
Dear Colleagues,I hope this message finds you well. I am Manuel Sánchez Nivicela., an independent ornithology researcher based in Ecuador,... |
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Funding and Finance, Acoustics, Latin America Community | 3 days 20 hours ago | |
Kudos for such an innovative approach—integrating additional sensors with acoustic recorders is a brilliant step forward! I'm especially interested in how you tackle energy... |
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Acoustics, AI for Conservation, Latin America Community, Open Source Solutions | 6 days 1 hour ago | |
Wonderful video! Really impressive :) |
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Animal Movement, Human-Wildlife Coexistence, Latin America Community | 6 months 1 week ago | |
Thank you for sharing. Would love to learn bit more about the data workflow. Last year I tired to using QGIS and few existing models to count the birds from orthomosaics of... |
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Drones, Latin America Community | 2 weeks 5 days ago | |
Hi Josept! Thank you for sharing your experience! This types of feedback are important for the community to know about when choosing what tech to use for their work. Would you be... |
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Acoustics, Latin America Community, Software Development | 2 weeks 6 days ago | |
Los esperamos este jueves en un nuevo encuentro de la comunidad, donde aprenderemos sobre GBIF y el uso de datos abiertos en conservación.... |
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Latin America Community | 3 weeks 2 days ago | |
Very interesting! Thanks for posting this. I found the NASA ARSET Tutorial quite useful for an overview on PACE before delving into the data. Highly recommend it if you're new to... |
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Geospatial, Latin America Community | 3 weeks 3 days ago | |
I would love to hear updates on this if you have a mailing list or list of intersted parties! |
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AI for Conservation, Community Base, Drones, Latin America Community, Marine Conservation, Open Source Solutions, Software Development | 2 months ago | |
¡Hola a todos!Junto con Juan @jsulloa estamos llegando al final de nuestro mandato como líderes de este hermoso grupo de América Latina en... |
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Latin America Community | 2 months 1 week ago | |
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Latin America Community, Acoustics, AI for Conservation, Camera Traps, Drones, Early Career | 3 months 1 week ago | ||
Although the core of the BoutScout project focuses on developing multi-sensor dataloggers for automated nest monitoring, a... |
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Data management and processing tools, Latin America Community | 3 months 3 weeks ago |