InNature Lab is a regional initiative that seeks to close the climate change adaptation gap from nature. The laboratory will accompany innovative solutions that strengthen the resilience of social-ecological systems in the Amazon and related territories and the communities that depend directly on them.
It is a laboratory for concrete action that responds to global and public policy priorities in the region by promoting the development of nature-based climate solutions.
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En su primera edición, el enfoque del laboratorio será la agricultura resiliente y regenerativa, una vía prioritaria para la adaptación al cambio climático según el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA). Esta transición busca fortalecer los sistemas productivos locales desde un enfoque basado en naturaleza, biodiversidad y conocimientos locales, promoviendo soluciones que regeneren ecosistemas, aumenten la productividad sostenible y construyan resiliencia comunitaria.
Initiatives that contribute to the stability of production systems in the face of climatic conditions:
- Reduced exposure to risks such as droughts, floods or fires.
- Increased adaptive capacity of agricultural and agroforestry systems.
- Protection and restoration of ecosystem services (water, soil, pollination, shade, etc.).
- Promotion of productive sovereignty and territorial resilience in the face of external shocks.
What should the proposals focus on?
We will especially value initiatives that work in areas such as:
- Producción regenerativa, para aumentar la productividad restaurando suelos, manejando el agua eficientemente y diversificando cultivos con especies nativas.
- Inclusive access, by strengthening local networks, resilient value chains and fair markets for small producers.
- Sustainable use and exploitation, integrating agroecological practices, biodiverse diets, local food transformation and the revaluation of ancestral knowledge.
What are we looking for in proposals?
The selected proposals must:
- Ser una innovación basada en la naturaleza, con enfoque en restauración productiva, servicios ecosistémicos, Innovación basada en la biodiversidad o bioprospección.
- Be led by formal organizations: startups, consortia, universities, innovation agencies, ecosystem support organizations, among others.
- Involve communities from the design stage and integrate ancestral knowledge.
- Demonstrate technical feasibility, financial sustainability and participatory governance.
- Contar con métricas de impacto, línea base y viabilidad legal en su territorio.
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