Winner of UpLink-WEF
Top Innovator Award
InvestConservation has been selected as a top innovator solution that halts biodiversity loss
in UpLink- World Economic Forum "Biodiversity Challenge".
August 20, 2024
InvestConservation was named a winner of the World Economic Forum's "Top Innovator" award in the global Biodiversity Challenge. As an 'UpLink Top Innovator,' InvestConservation will participate in a three-year curated Engagement Programme, offering access to high-profile events, global visibility, and networks of potential partners, collaborators, and investors.
UpLink, launched in 2020 by the World Economic Forum in collaboration with Deloitte and Salesforce, is an open innovation platform addressing global challenges aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). UpLink supports early-stage impact entrepreneurs, having committed over CHF 37 million to these initiatives.
The Biodiversity Challenge was its latest competition, focusing on innovative ecopreneurial solutions that promote the conservation, protection, and restoration of biodiversity.
InvestConservation’s solution to direct investments to conservation of threatened species in tropical forests was selected as one of the 17 winners from a total of 243 global applicants, across categories including biodiversity monitoring, innovative financing for biodiversity, and strengthening local value chains. The challenge was supported by partners Mercuria, 1t.org, AJE Group, Climate Asset Management, Conservation International, Good to Nature, GoTo Impact foundation, India Climate Collaborative, OCP Group, University of Cambridge and WWF International.
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