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Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
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We foster path-breaking scientific discovery, environmental conservation, and preservation of the special character of the Bay Area.
This initiative brings together local communities, government agencies, NGOs, philanthropies, multilaterals and donors around a shared vision: conserving the Amazon while ensuring the long-term vitality of the ecosystems + people who depend on it.

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How local communities are key to conserving Amazon rainforest
In Brazil, the ARPA Comunidades program helps protect the world's largest tropical rainforest
www.worldwildlife.org
November 19, 2025 at 6:15 PM
ARPA Comunidades reinforces the stewardship of those who safeguard the forest by strengthening community orgs, catalyzing socio-bioeconomy enterprises and improving access to electricity and the internet.

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📸: Andre Dib, @wwfbrasil.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 6:15 PM
We’ve supported the Broad Institute to develop Operation Outbreak, an interactive educational effort to spark interest in science and aid the fight against infectious diseases. We look forward to seeing this work continue to drive innovation in public health education + empower the next generation.
Operation Outbreak: Powerful interactive simulations for learning and infectious disease response
Before COVID-19 reshaped the world, a middle school teacher in Florida reached out to a scientist in Boston to invite her to speak to his class. They had been d…
www.moore.org
November 19, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Louie Porta (@louieporta.bsky.social), our Arctic Ocean Initiative program director, penned a piece that is included in the book, focused on how to safeguard the Central Arctic through conservation and cooperation.

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1. Sealskin whaling vessel, Alaska
2. Caribou, Canada
3: Arctic inlets, Canada
November 14, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Building on early work with J. Craig Venter Institute (@jcvi.org), our Symbiosis in Aquatic Systems Initiative’s genome sequencing project with @sangerinstitute.bsky.social has proven to be an invaluable approach to accelerating scientific discovery.

Explore the Aquatic Symbiosis Genomics Project ⤵️
Aquatic Symbiosis Genomics Project
An ambitious project to read the genomes of 1,000 freshwater and marine species that represent more than 500 symbiotic relationships, funded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and the Sanger Ins...
www.sanger.ac.uk
November 14, 2025 at 6:09 PM