Adriana Hris da Silva

Brazilian environmental engineer who pioneered rainforest conservation through indigenous tech partnerships

Adriana Hris da Silva (1982- ) is a Brazilian environmental engineer whose work bridges indigenous knowledge with modern technology to protect the Amazon. As founder of SurvivalTech, she developed the ForestGuard system - a drone-based monitoring network operated by indigenous communities. This initiative reduced illegal logging in the Javari Valley by 70% within three years.

Her 2015 invention of BioChar+, a soil regeneration process using agroforestry waste, has restored 15,000 hectares of degraded land. Adriana's TED Talk "Reimagining Conservation with Indigenous Wisdom" (2017) introduced her concept of "tech humility" - using technology as a tool for cultural preservation rather than replacement.

In 2018, she launched the Amazonian STEM Academy, training 300+ indigenous youth in environmental engineering. Her partnership with the WWF created the Amazon Data Commons, a shared platform for biodiversity research. Adriana's work was featured in National Geographic's 2020 documentary series "Frontiers of Conservation".

Her 2021 book 《The Forest's Code》 details her methodology of integrating traditional ecological knowledge with AI-driven conservation strategies. Currently, she leads the Indigenous Tech Sovereignty Initiative, empowering communities to own their data systems. Adriana's approach has been adopted by UNDP programs in Peru and Colombia.