We are fortunate to live in a time when science and technology allow us to do the most amazing things imaginable.
We are fortunate, also, to live on a planet with an extraordinary wealth of life forms — life that does not exist anywhere else in the universe (that we know of).
We are, therefore, in the right place and at the right time to realize how lucky we are.
We cannot waste these incredible tools and we cannot waste this extraordinary nature.
Today we can use these incredibly sophisticated instruments that we have in our hands, take advantage of the collective intelligence enabled by hyperconnectivity, the innumerable sources of auditable and open data, the overwhelming research and scientific literature, the robust remote sensing mechanisms (such as satellite, hyperspectral or LiDAR imagery), to visibilize and help us value our natural world.
That is why today with Odd Industries we are announcing Lemu, an atlas of the biosphere that uses the most advanced technology at our disposal to bring nature online, with the objective of helping reverse the environmental crisis.
Lemu is a collection of countless geospatial data sources about nature, including satellite data, open data and collaborative citizen science data to identify, measure and understand the value that ecosystems generate every day.
It is an overwhelming challenge and we can only achieve it by working together, which is why we are gathering the largest possible network of institutions or individuals from the public, private, academic, NGO or civil society, who are working for our planet.
We want the conservation or restoration of ecosystems to stop being considered a philanthropic or charitable act and turn it into the best possible investment for the future of Earth.
Lemu will open to the public in early 2023. For now, I invite you to sign up on our waiting list.
