Pioneering a low-cost, inclusive, and results-driven model for biodiversity conservation.
LENS-A brings together donors, investors, and communities to pioneer a novel approach to biodiversity conservation. We provide rewards for verifiable wildlife observations, leading to scientifically robust, low-cost metrics of conservation impact.
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Our innovative model incentivizes local community members and private sector workers to make verifiable wildlife observations. These metrics empower participants with digital tools and attract new forms of conservation investment with a tangible and verifiable return.
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Building on the success of 10 years of citizen science programs, our model has generated over 200,000 verified wildlife observations. By rewarding communities for observations, wildlife becomes an asset worth managing, driving support for scalable and adaptive wildlife management.
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Our model is among the lowest-cost methods to generate large wildlife datasets while simultaneously empowering individual villagers or private sector workers. The system can operate in terrestrial or aquatic ecosystems and concentrate on target or assemblages of species. Our approach is scientifically proven and validated.
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