Scaling Transformative Innovation for Resilient Livelihoods

Workshop
Workshop in the Native Community of Infierno on creating bioeconomies, together with our partners at FabLab. / Photo: Vico Mendez

Scaling Transformative Innovation for Resilient Livelihoods

  • Our Objective

    Growing nature-positive businesses in Tambopata and beyond by helping local entrepreneurs and innovation-driven initiatives reach new markets, attract responsible investment, adopt cleaner solutions, and build partnerships, showing that protecting forests can also create stronger, more diverse livelihoods.

  • Figures

    The project was launched on January 1, 2026 and is currently in the starting phase.

Summary

This project helps companies, communities, and local authorities work together to grow nature-positive businesses in Tambopata and beyond. These initiatives demonstrate that forest protection and strong livelihoods can go hand in hand. We build on successful pilots by helping local enterprises become more visible, enter new markets, and attract investments that value both people and nature. We also support clean energy and responsible transportation, so new ideas can expand without harming the forest. As more partners connect and collaborate, new ideas spread and take root across the region. Progress is reflected in changing practices, values, and the stories, proving that a thriving future for both people and nature is within reach.

Partners: SwissContact, HUBLAyCTIP (Hub de Innovación Transformativa), Amazonia Impact Ventures, FabLab Perú, Conservación ACCA, Federación Nativa del Río Madre de Dios y Afluentes (FENAMAD), Organización de Jóvenes Estudiantes Indígenas de Madre de Dios (OJEIMAD)

Project Connections

  • Part of the topic

    Systems transformation

    Systems transformation
  • Part of the solutionscape

    Maintaining multifunctional landscapes in a tropical forest frontier

Team

  • Project contact

    Dr. Ursula Harman
    Regional Innovation and Entrepreneurship Officer

    Regional Innovation and Entrepreneurship Officer
    Project contact