Upward Mobility for the World’s Destitute
Though poverty rates are dropping worldwide, the ‘ultrapoor’ tend to stay where they are. BRAC works to break the poverty
Carlos Souza and Beto Verissimo of Imazon have developed a unique model of deforestation monitoring for the tropical rainforest using state-of-the-art remote sensing and mapping that enables prosecution for illegal clearing. The aim is to incentivize ranchers and agricultural producers to find alternatives. “It’s not a fight of development against conservation,” said Carlos Souza. “It’s a dialogue that we can have based on scientific information. This creates a lot of trust with different stakeholders.”
Though poverty rates are dropping worldwide, the ‘ultrapoor’ tend to stay where they are. BRAC works to break the poverty
In many parts of the world, not owning one’s own land is more directly correlated to poverty than other factors
Thorn creates programs and technological products to help law enforcement identify child sexual abuse victims faster, help companies stop the
Learn how Indigenous social innovators and their communities are advancing climate action.
