Biodiversity & Conservation - 20% of the planet's biodiversity is in Brazil, most of which is in the Amazon, but 20% of the Amazon has already been lost [2] - Traditional conservation separated people from nature, but a new paradigm integrates people into conservation unit management for sustainable use of biodiversity [5] - Monitoring biodiversity is crucial, exemplified by the Pirarucu monitoring technology, which increased populations by over 400% in managed areas [6][9] - Combining scientific methods with traditional knowledge from indigenous communities is powerful for Amazon conservation [25] - Investment in ancestral knowledge and local Amazonian research is essential for solutions, as the solution for the Amazon lies within the Amazon [26] Technology & Monitoring - Current technologies effectively monitor the forest from above, but struggle to monitor what's inside the forest, including animals [10][12] - The Instituto Mamirauá developed technology using AI to monitor biodiversity in real-time, aiming for a system to monitor the entire Amazon [20] - The system integrates photo and audio capture, identifying species in real-time autonomously, forming the largest network of autonomous sensors in the Amazon [21] - This technology integrates with laser monitoring and satellite imagery, providing species presence data and models for prioritizing conservation areas, reducing information gathering time from months/years to hours [22] - The "Drop" technology allows remote deployment via drones, supporting territory surveillance by communities and indigenous peoples, generating alerts for invasions and species presence [23][24]