• Biodiversity monitoring and measurement
• Incentivizing demand and innovative financing for biodiversity
• Strengthening local value chains

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Benefits

Between 10-20 submissions will be selected as winners, recognized as Top Innovators, and become part of the UpLink Innovation Ecosystem, a curated programme designed for Founders, CEOs, Executive Directors, etc., which provides:

• Access: Opportunity to participate in select World Economic Forum and partner-led events, projects, and communities.
• Visibility: Global exposure via the Forum’s and UpLink’s digital media channels.
• Connections: Strategic introductions to select organizations in the Forum’s and UpLink’s networks.
• Targeted support: Including programming and support on technical, business, and operational matters.

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Eligibility for UpLink Biodiversity Challenge 2024

• Environmental impact: Solution tackles drivers of biodiversity loss, such as habitat degradation, species extinction and climate change, ultimately helping strengthen efforts to conserve, protect and restore biodiversity. Must have a robust M&E framework to measure impact in place.
• Socio-economic impact: Extent to which local communities are engaged, and opportunities for empowerment such as increased income, employment, and education are realized, with a robust M&E framework to measure impact.
• Innovative potential: Solution addresses important market gaps, exhibits novelty, has undergone market testing and promises commercial viability, while showing potential for/is currently operating at scale.
• Governance and operating model: Solution has an equitable revenue-sharing model, inclusive and transparent decision-making processes, and well-defined land tenure relationships.
• Business model: For-profit start-ups or social enterprises that are already generating revenue and have a sustainable funding model. Not-for-profit organizations with a clearly defined, revenue-generating project may be considered.
• Stage: Beyond the ideation phase and demonstrating the potential to scale or replicate and achieve long-term financial viability, impact, and sustainability. Selected Top Innovators have typically reached the pilot to growth/scale phase of their operations.
• Management team: Committed, diverse and values driven management team with demonstrated execution capabilities.
• Geographic scope: Submissions from across the globe that are scalable in their local contexts and potentially replicable in different parts of the world.