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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Lesley Stones in Santiago, Constance Malleret in Rio de Janeiro and Fritz Pinnow in Tegucigalpa

Low-carbon milk to AI irrigation: tech startups powering Latin America’s green revolution

A range of startups are using new technology in conservation and climate justice projects.
A range of startups are using new technology in conservation and climate justice projects. Composite: Handout

Leo Prieto’s passion for nature started during his childhood by the sea. “I was obsessed with what was under the surface. I’d anchor myself to a rock with my snorkel, and I was fascinated by all the little animals doing things that go unnoticed.”

His teenage years coincided with the arrival of the internet in Chile, where he became a web pioneer, launching and selling several startups. Inevitably, his interests in the environment, the internet and business merged, driven by the feeling that technological advances should not be wasted.

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