🦜 120 MRV for Biodiversity Startups

Biodiversity is the variety of life on earth.

But we’re facing a biodiversity crisis. Over the past 50 years, the average size of monitored wildlife populations has shrunk by 73%. And human behaviour is driving this loss.

We simply cannot solve the problem of climate change if we don’t commit to protecting and restoring biodiversity and natural ecosystems.

This urgency sets the stage for the UN Biodiversity Conference COP16, taking place this week in Cali, Colombia, as governments, Indigenous leaders, businesses, and environmentalists come together to tackle the critical challenges of habitat loss and species protection, to transform the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework into real-world action.

Decisions made here will define the future. And implementing these commitments requires global collaboration.

To achieve this, we also need to build trust and track the benefits of biodiversity efforts.

Enter Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV). 

A multistep process that seeks to prove the positive impact of a climate or biodiversity project by measuring the positive impacts and biodiversity benefits of protection, restoration, and regeneration. 

Ready to learn more? We put together an MRV cheatsheet, a list of 120+ MRV for biodiversity startups to know and just announced our headline Biodiversity speaker for the HackSummit in December 👀 Lets go…

🌳 Discover 120 MRV for Biodiversity Startups

MRV is how we can build trust and track the benefits of biodiversity projects. But there’s no silver bullet.

Of course that’s not holding back a myriad of startups pioneering new solutions to better track, trace and ensure accountability with data analytics, eDNA, bioacoustics, satellites, drones, AI-powered monitoring technologies and more.

Above we’ve mapped 90 top-tier companies, and community-sourced a mega list of 120+ startups from around the world and condensed them into one handy airtable:

🦣 Meet our Biodiversity Headline Speaker : Dr. Beth Shapiro, CSO at Colossal Biosciences

Creating disruptive technologies for species restoration, endangered species protection, and ecosystem repopulation, Colossal Biosciences is pioneering the use of CRISPR technology for de-extinction, starting with the Woolly Mammoth.

Leading the breakthrough use of CRISPR for de-extinction, Dr Beth Shapiro is Colossal’s Chief Science Officer with over two decades of pioneering ancient DNA research at the University of Oxford, Penn State University, and the University of California Santa Cruz.

Joining us in December, Dr Beth Shapiro will take the stage with Kevin Webb of Superorganism for an intimate Fireside Chat at the HackSummit. Listen in on the deep discussion to learn how cutting-edge science and technologies can restore earth to a healthier state while also solving future economies and biological necessities.

🔎 12 Experts Weigh In On The State of Data Analytics x MRV

How can data analytics tools be used by governments and corporates to assess their impact and measure their progress towards restoring biodiversity?

We caught up with 12 biodiversity experts and startups for their take on the role of data analytics to track progress, meet regulatory standards, ensure transparency and ultimately enhance restoration.

Here’s what we learnt from: Pivotal, Nature Tech Collective, Innovate 4 Nature, Hula, Kanop, The Landbanking Group, Leeana, Inverto Earth and many more.

📣 Join the Biodiversity Discussion at the HackSummit in NY

Deep Tech innovations are unlocking new frontiers in biodiversity conservation and will be taking centre stage at the HackSummit NY this December, from synthetic biology to AI-driven ecosystem monitoring and de-extinction bioscience.

If you’re working in the space and looking to connect with other like minded builders, policy makers, investors and insiders, let’s make sure you’re a part of the conversation in New York.

 Pro Tip: Use BIODIVERSITY20 to save 20% off your pass.

See you in New York 🐅

Laura at Hack