Restoring Habitat with Smart Rock: A solar powered monitoring device that provides insights into the health of San Diego marshlands by tracking the presence of integral bird species across the ecosystems.

Lighting Paradox in São Paulo: This solution is developing a solar-powered lighting system made from recycled materials to help bring light to different regions of Brazil.

S.O.S. Manatus: This solution is using a network of specialized underwater microphones to help captains avoid collisions with manatees in Colombia.

You want WHAT for Christmas? Mangroves are coastal forests that store carbon, protect coastlines and fight climate change. Alex’s My Pet Mangrove program is making sure that these ecosystems remain protected.

Ecoengineering in Action: Inspired by nature’s engineer the beaver, Ecoengineering in Action is building analog dams to mitigate forest fires and restore habitats.

Nsuo-Pa: This solution is safeguarding rivers and their communities’ health in Ghana. Their initiative teaches rural students to make water filtration systems from recycled plastic bottles.

Lichenary: Lichenary is a youth-led initiative that uses lichens as bioindicators to measure air quality. In just six months, they’ve identified over 800 lichens and built a public air quality map.

Women for a Greener Cameroon: This initiative helps farmers plant native trees alongside their crops to protect biodiversity.

BirdieUP Canada: BirdieUP Canada holds workshops with youth to upcycle badminton birdies into keychains.

Ciclo Verde (Green Cycle): This project turns an environmental threat into a solution by converting an invasive species into nutrient-dense compost.

Pollinated By You! is working to address declining insect populations by creating urban reserves for insects in empty lots and highway medians.

Mi Amiga la Tortuga (My Friend the Turtle) is championing environmental signage to alert, educate and prevent roadkill incidents in their home of the Galapagos.