One protester, Maria dos Santos, told our reporter: "We don't need better drones to find loggers. We need to arrest the politicians who license the loggers. The festival is a distraction."
Teams competed to solve the "acai berry supply chain" crisis. The winning app, FrutaJusta , uses blockchain to ensure that pickers receive fair wages by scanning the exact tree where the berry was harvested. enature brazil festival part 2
If the inaugural edition of the eNature Brazil Festival was a gentle introduction to the fusion of ecology and technology, has arrived like a monsoon. Held once again at the edge of the world’s most vital rainforest, this year’s sequel is not merely a continuation—it is an escalation. From June 12th to 18th, the city of Manaus transformed into a global hub for conservationists, Indigenous leaders, drone operators, bio-acoustic engineers, and virtual reality storytellers. One protester, Maria dos Santos, told our reporter:
Over $50 million USD was pledged by international consortiums to build a fiber-optic cable network along the Amazon River. The goal: bring 5G connectivity to forest rangers by 2026. Technology Steals the Show The "eNature" in the title stands for "Electronic Nature," and Part 2 leaned heavily into emerging tech. The most buzzed-about tool was the "Leaf-VR" headset. Unlike traditional VR, which uses computer-generated imagery, Leaf-VR uses real-time 4K video from camera traps. You put the headset on, and you are sitting inside a tapir’s nest. When the tapir moves, you feel the sway of the nest via haptic feedback. The winning app, FrutaJusta , uses blockchain to