ECO EQUILIBRIUM NEW TECHNOLOGY EXPERIENCE
The theme of the 2025 FIRST Global Challenge is Eco Equilibrium, with a focus on biodiversity and protecting the incredible variety of life that sustains us all.
The Eco Equilibrium New Technology Experience guides teams in learning about the technologies that support biodiversity. FIRST Global teams will research and develop their own solutions to preserve biodiversity while highlighting how the application of these technologies can also mitigate climate change.
Learn more in the 2025 FIRST Global Challenge – Eco Equilibrium New Technology Experience Guide.
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BIODIVERSITY OVERVIEW
United Nations
Convention on Biological Diversity, key international instrument for sustainable development
GENETIC, SPECIES, AND ECOSYSTEM DIVERSITY
MEASURING BIODIVERSITY
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
The Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) is an international effort to raise awareness and understanding of living nature by providing access to trusted information on all known species.
International Telecommunications Union/AI for Good
How can we use AI to monitor biodiversity and support conservation actions?
American Museum of Natural History
DotDotGoose: A tool to assist with manually counting objects in images
BIODIVERSITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Biodiversity and climate change
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Linkages Between Biodiversity and Climate Change and the Role of Science-Policy-Practice Interfaces for Ensuring Coherent Policies and Actions
ORGANIZATIONS DEDICATED TO PRESERVING BIODIVERSITY
Bezos Earth Fund
Created by a commitment of $10 billion from Jeff Bezos to be disbursed as grants to fight climate change and protect nature, the Bezos Earth Fund has committed $2 billion to conserve and restore nature
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
A standard-setting global platform for groundbreaking research on tropical forests and marine ecosystems and their astounding biodiversity
XPRIZE
Platform for impact that leverages the power of competition to catalyze innovation and accelerate a more hopeful future, including the $10M XPRIZE Rainforest, a five-year competition to enhance our understanding of the rainforest ecosystem
World Wildlife Fund
Organization with a mission to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on Earth
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