Make for the Planet: final conservation solution pitches

Come hear the final presentations of the Make for the Planet teams competing for prizes and recognition for their innovations. Make for the Planet teams worked in a pop-up makerspace to develop prototypes and models of... [ view full abstract ]

Come hear the final presentations of the Make for the Planet teams competing for prizes and recognition for their innovations. Make for the Planet teams worked in a pop-up makerspace to develop prototypes and models of conservation solutions in response to one of five conservation challenges presented on the first day of IMCC5. This is an event at IMCC5 to create real solutions. The teams worked with mentors at IMCC5 and were inspired by the presentations, discussions, and interactions with the delegates and other teams at the conference. In this session, teams will present their ideas to a panel of reviewers. Reviewers will rank and recommend the finalists, who will be eligible for monetary prizes. All delegates are welcome to attend. You might hear ideas that inspire your own research and conservation actions, or perhaps you are a potential investor, donor, or partner that can help move the ideas from early designs to on-the-ground conservation actions, and eventually to scalable solutions.