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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- @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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- @Aurel
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Looking to reconcile biodiversity conservation and finance.

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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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- @grandonia
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Physicist, focused on pest and disease monitoring and application technologies in the frontiers of biological control
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- @mattaudette
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Software Tester and Test Automator at Wildlife Protection Solutions
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An ex-Physicist getting involved in conservation through tech and interpreting/translating (EN-PT). tiagosarmento.co.uk
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- @lqmeyers
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Graduate Student Researcher interested in computer vision, agro-ecology, and sustainability.
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- @kricherds
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Technologist. Civic Science Fellow & Data Inclusion Specialist at OEDP.

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A team of Brazilian biologists supported by the Conservation Leadership Programme (CLP) is unlocking the secrets of one of the world’s most fragile and threatened biodiversity hotspots thanks to the success of a...
22 November 2018
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As pressure on marine resources increases, fishers have to explore deeper and deeper waters to make a living. What does this mean for Belize’s deep-sea sharks? In an effort to understand the threats to these animals,...
26 September 2017
Its been a busy couple of months for the Open Acoustic Devices team. They've just returned back from Belize where they have been trialling the new AudioMoth design for gunshot detection. Find out what they've been up to...
27 June 2017
In our new From the Field series, we're speaking with WILDLABS members to discover how they use technology in their work. Through these interviews we will be showcasing the variety of technologies our members are...
22 March 2017
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Wonderful video! Really impressive :) |
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Animal Movement, Human-Wildlife Conflict, Latin America Community | 3 months 2 weeks ago | |
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Latin America Community, Acoustics, AI for Conservation, Camera Traps, Drones, Early Career | 2 weeks 6 days 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 | 1 month ago | |
Bienvenido Maxi! |
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Community Base, Latin America Community | 1 month ago | |
Hola Vane,Te nombro al menos dos comunidades acá en Colombia que están involucradas en estos temas:Red Ecoacústica Colombiana: Una red interdisciplinaria de investigadores y... |
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Latin America Community | 1 month 2 weeks ago | |
Thank you so much!!! I will contact them. |
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Conservation Tech Training and Education, Latin America Community, Women in Conservation Tech Programme (WiCT) | 3 months ago | |
Thanks so much!! |
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Camera Traps, Latin America Community | 3 months 1 week ago | |
Hey Xiona,I see that you are from a university that is very close to where I live. I have a platform that is well suited for combating wildlife crime and I perceive that it’s... |
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Wildlife Crime, Acoustics, Latin America Community | 4 months 3 weeks ago | |
Added! ¡Agregada! |
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Latin America Community, Acoustics | 5 months ago | |
So, updated the text a bit with images cropped at 100% zoom :) we are already happy with the time reductions we got, but... would like to get at least 90% time reduction instead... |
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Data management and processing tools, Latin America Community, Sensors | 5 months ago | |
Oops, sorry about that. I wrote a reply a few weeks ago, and I am pretty sure I clicked the button, but apparently something went wrong. So, another attemptThank you for your... |
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Community Base, Conservation Tech Training and Education, East Africa Community, Funding and Finance, Human-Wildlife Conflict, Latin America Community | 6 months 2 weeks ago | |
Hi Adrien,The founder of the Green Box is at the COP16 - I can connect you if you don't know Eduardo.Kind regards,Gijs |
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Community Base, Latin America Community | 7 months ago |