Following a targeted team recruitment phase, the XPRIZE Rainforest competition began with 300 teams from 70 countries. Over the next two years, the teams submitted detailed proposals outlining their experience, technologies, progress, and approaches to the competition. Each of these submissions was followed by a judging summit and the advancement of teams. At the 2022 World Biodiversity Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the judges selected 15 teams to advance to semifinals - the first field testing phase - the following year in Singapore and share a $250,000 milestone prize for their achievements. In 2023 in Singapore, the teams had 24 hours to survey as much biodiversity as possible in a 60-hectare plot, 48 hours to analyze their data and highlight pathways to insights as part of their biodiversity reports. The judging panel advanced 6 of these global teams to the finals testing which took place in the remote Brazilian Amazon in July 2024. These teams shared a $2 Million milestone payment to further refine and develop their solutions ahead of finals field testing - the phase which determined the winning teams and solutions of XPRIZE Rainforest.
All 6 finalist teams demonstrated viable solutions through field testing and will be supported through the XPRIZE Rainforest Year of Impact. Learn more about the teams and their innovations in this Solution Catalogue.