InNature Lab is a regional initiative driven by CAF, the Trafigura Foundation, and Latimpacto that seeks to close the adaptation gap to climate change from nature. The first version of the lab supported innovative solutions that strengthen the resilience of socio-ecological systems in the Amazon and connected territories, and of the communities that depend directly on them.
This is a laboratory for concrete action that responds to global priorities and public policies of the region, by promoting the development of nature-based climate solutions with scalability potential and shared governance.
2025 Edition
In its first edition, the laboratory focused on resilient and regenerative agriculture, a priority pathway for climate change adaptation according to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). This transition seeks to strengthen local production systems from a nature-based approach, incorporating biodiversity and local knowledge, promoting solutions that regenerate ecosystems, increase sustainable productivity, and build community resilience.
What do the proposals focus on?
We especially value initiatives that work on areas such as:
- Regenerative production, to increase productivity by restoring soils, managing water efficiently and diversifying crops with native species.
- 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?
Las propuestas seleccionadas tuvieron que:
- Being nature-based innovation, with a focus on productive restoration, ecosystem services, biodiversity-based innovation or bioprospecting.
- 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.
- To have impact metrics, baseline and legal viability in its territory.
To learn more, download the InNature Lab summary.
If you'd like to lead and co-design a program in partnership with Latimpacto, write to us!
