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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- @Carlos_Araujo
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Apenas um rapaz, latino-americano sem dinheiro no bolso.
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- @brunameneses
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- @JMKrapovickas
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Biologist, PhD student with a CONICET fellowship. Member of Aves Argentinas (Programa Patagonia) and Birdlife International's Young Leaders Group. My research project focuses on birdsong, AI and automatic acoustic devices.
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I am a herpetologist interested in bioacoustics, evolution and conservation biology. Currently, I am a postdoc fellow at Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Brazil.
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- @Martincho
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Instituto de Ecorregiones Andinas (INECOA)
Postdoc at Instituto de Ecorregiones Andinas (INECOA - Jujuy National University - CONICET).
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- @gdieguezg
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Environmental and Social Analyst, IA and SIG.
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- @ValBaron10
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PhD in Signal Processing and currently working in bioacoustics, trying to develop tools that help this field to spread and to be used easily by people.

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Acoustic engineer and PhD student specializing in AI-based solutions, sound, and image processing for the Marine Mammals Laboratory (CESIMAR-CONICET) in Argentina. My primary focus is on the detection and classification of Southern Right Whale calls in PAM recordings.
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- @pnmejia
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- @diego_lizcano
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Wildlife biologist interested in biodiversity monitoring and the conservation of mammals. Passionate photographer.
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Un ambicioso proyecto internacional está usando transmisores satelitales para monitorear los viajes migratorios de ballenas francas australes, permitiendo entender sus sorprendentes patrones de desplazamiento en tiempo...
7 August 2025
Una misión pionera para conocer y proteger las profundidades del talud argentino // A pioneering mission to explore and protect the depths of the Argentine continental slope
31 July 2025
El Instituto Humboldt está buscando un(a) Desarrollador(a) de Inteligencia Artificial que quiera aplicar su experiencia en Python y procesamiento de lenguaje natural para proteger la biodiversidad.
25 July 2025
In this case, you’ll explore how the BoutScout project is improving avian behavioural research through deep learning—without relying on images or video. By combining dataloggers, open-source hardware, and a powerful...
24 June 2025
Provides a comprehensive overview of new studies, giving insights into the most endangered ecosystem in the tropics. The book concentrates on four thematic areas such as LiDAR remote sensing, remote sensing and ecology...
15 June 2025
La Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología (UTEC) está buscando cubrir nuevas vacantes en su Instituto Amazónico de Investigación para la Sostenibilidad (ASRI).
12 June 2025
Article
Programa de aceleración para emprendimientos que trabajan en la protección y restauración del Arrecife Mesoamericano. Incluye bootcamp, mentoría personalizada y networking para proyectos de impacto marino.
2 June 2025
La Fundación Camille Goblet ofrece becas para mujeres que trabajan en conservación de especies amenazadas. Si estás haciendo un posgrado y tu investigación está enfocada en conservación, esta puede ser una excelente...
30 May 2025
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
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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 18 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 18 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 | 5 days 23 hours 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 1 day 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 2 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 |