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Braiding biotechnology Indigenous science and Traditional Ecological Knowledge to conserve biodiversity. The Wise Ancestors platform interweaves genomic sequencing biobanking and Indigenous Knowledge to create fund and complete Conservation Challenges accelerating the conservation of Earthx27s biodiversity for the benefit of all. Our name Wise Ancestors is both an acknowledgement of the important role that ancestors played in stewarding land for millenia and the need for humans to be wise ancestors for the future. Wise Ancestors Model Multisided decision making and upfront benefitsharing Each Wise Ancestors Conservation Challenge includes an upfront benefitsharing component determined by the Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities we are collaborating with.