Benthos coastal assistant
A WhatsApp-based assistant for environmental monitoring and local knowledge retrieval.
Technology serving the environment, rooted in local context. We build digital architecture shaped by grassroots knowledge.
Communities decide what leaves their territory. Consent is logged and can be revoked at any time.
Our tools are free for the local communities we serve. Operations are sustained by grants and institutional partners.
A WhatsApp-based assistant for environmental monitoring and local knowledge retrieval.
A documentary series where communities tell their own stories, from the coasts and rivers of Brazil and Kenya.
Our core thesis on why local jurisdiction over environmental data must be engineered into the system.