Partners & Sponsors
Tech 4 Conservation thrives on strategic alliances with mission-aligned organizations. We forge powerful partnerships with leading conservation organizations and educational institutions who share our vision for technology-enabled wildlife protection. These collaborations provide essential resources, expertise, data and feedback, enabling us to develop and deploy effective technology solutions that help address critical conservation challenges worldwide.
Corporate Sponsors
Our sponsors play a crucial role in funding our initiatives and supporting our mission. Their financial contributions allow us to invest in cutting-edge technologies that are essential for modern conservation efforts.
Collabora
Collabora is a global consultancy, specializing in delivering the benefits of Open-Source software to the commercial world. They enable their clients to develop the best solutions, whether writing a line of code, or shaping a longer-term strategic software development plan. By harnessing the potential of community-driven open-source projects, and re-using existing components, they help clients reduce time to market and focus on creating product differentiation.
1% for the Planet
1% for the Planet is a global movement that encourages businesses and individuals to support environmental solutions by donating at least 1% of their annual sales or income to approved environmental nonprofit organizations. The organization certifies these contributions and connects members with a network of vetted environmental partners to maximize impact. This initiative aims to drive significant environmental giving and prevent greenwashing by ensuring accountability and transparency in corporate and individual philanthropy.
RBC – Tech for Nature
RBC Tech for Nature is a multi-year commitment by the Royal Bank of Canada to support organizations using technology and innovation to address pressing environmental challenges. This initiative provides funding and collaboration opportunities for partners developing tech-driven solutions for issues like climate change, water conservation, and biodiversity loss. By fostering partnerships and leveraging technological advancements, the program aims to accelerate progress towards a more sustainable future and build a stronger, cleaner economy.
Strategic Partners
Our partners collaborate with us on key projects, providing expertise, data and resources that drive impactful conservation technology solutions.
Wild Entrust Africa
Wild Entrust Africa is a conservation NGO operating in northern Botswana that bridges science, education and community to protect predators and promote human-wildlife coexistence. In late 2019, a small but passionate international collaboration came together to deliver a powerful and innovative image data management platform to support the study and conservation of African carnivores. In a leap of faith, Wild Entrust agreed to be the pioneering research partner on the African Carnivore Wildbook (now ArgusWild AI) open-source project, contributing images, data, expertise, resources and much needed advice to the project.
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Lion Guardians
Lion Guardians is a conservation organization dedicated to finding and enacting long-term solutions for people and lions to coexist. Founded in 2006, Lion Guardians began with five Guardians in one small area within the Amboseli-Tsavo ecosystem. There are now Lion Guardians-based projects successfully running in several countries and LG’s operations span over close to a million acres.
Lion Guardians has collaborated with T4C for several years, contributing images, expertise and resources to develop new, innovative open-source computer vision algorithms for lion identification across Africa.
WildCRU
WildCRU, the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit at Oxford University, stands as a globally recognized leader in wildlife research and conservation. For many years, they have been an invaluable and deeply collaborative partner of Tech 4 Conservation, generously sharing their deep expertise and crucial data on a diverse range of iconic species, including brown hyenas, spotted hyenas, and lions. Their unwavering commitment to rigorous scientific inquiry and practical conservation solutions has significantly enriched T4C's efforts. This enduring partnership underscores WildCRU's dedication to advancing wildlife protection through open collaboration and knowledge sharing, making them a truly valuable ally in our mission.
Instituto Tamanduá
Instituto Tamanduá is a dedicated Brazilian organization working tirelessly for the conservation of anteaters, tamanduas, and sloths through research, education, and community engagement. Their deep understanding of these fascinating species and their ecosystems makes them an invaluable partner. By generously contributing crucial species data and expert knowledge, Instituto Tamanduá is directly fueling the development of Tech 4 Conservation's innovative computer vision models. This powerful collaboration promises to revolutionize our ability to support the monitoring and protection of these unique animals in the wild. Instituto Tamanduá’s commitment to conservation makes them a truly inspiring and impactful organization.