CODE 4 NATURE 2025 - Solutions for a Sustainable World
A Coding Challenge
Welcome to "CODE 4 NATURE" – an innovative coding challenge dedicated to leveraging technology and creativity to address pressing environmental challenges. In an era marked by ecological crises, it's imperative that we harness the power of coding and digital innovation to foster sustainability and protect our planet's biodiversity.
CODE for NATURE aims to bring together developers, designers, data analysts, environmental enthusiasts, and problem-solvers from diverse backgrounds to collaborate on solutions that promote conservation, sustainability, and environmental awareness. Whether you're a professional coder or a newcomer with a passion for nature, this coding challenge provides a unique platform to make a meaningful impact.
💡 Indicative Themes
Participants are invited to create tools under two main themes:
-
Tools for combating Climate Change
- Species distribution models (Applications in Agriculture, ecological restoration,etc.)
- Forest fire prediction & assessment
- Heatwave early warning systems
- Village-level weather forecasting
-
Community based Decision Support System for Natural Resource Management
- Know my surroundings (Converge all open data for a village adding elements of Village Ecological Register)
- Ground water analysis at village level
- Surface water analysis (source sustainability, conservation potential)
- Eco-restoration support tools
- Interactive games to promote commoning in villages around natural resources
🛠️ What You Can Build
Original, tech-driven solutions like:
- Ecological data platforms
- Crowdsourcing apps (mobile/web)
- Remote sensing analytics
- AI/ML tools for environmental insights
- Public dashboards using open APIs
📋 Participation Details
Team Size
2–4 (interdisciplinary & diverse teams)
Eligibility
Indian citizens (18+ years)
Challenge Duration
5 July – 18 August 2025
Format
Solution + Summary Submission
🏆 Prizes
🥇 1st Prize
₹ 1,00,000
🥈 2nd Prize
₹ 50,000
🥉 3rd Prize
₹ 25,000
- E-certificates for all final submissions
- Internship/volunteer opportunities at FES
- Winning solutions featured on indiaobservatory.org.in
⏰ Tentative Timeline
Registration: extended upto 10 July, 2025
Shortlisting: 14 July 2025
Challenge Period: 15 July – 28 August 2025
Final Submission: 28 August 2025
Results Announcement: 30 September 2025
📌 Evaluation Criteria
- Relevance, innovation, and feasibility
- Scalability, sustainability, automation, and user-friendliness
- Preference for reliance on Open data, FOSS tools & documented code
- Gender and diversity inclusion
🎯 Why Join?
- Strengthen agency of local communities
- Drive real impact on environmental issues
- Learn from and collaborate with experts
- Win exciting prizes and recognition
- Be part of India's eco-tech movement
🔒 Registration Closed
Thank you for the overwhelming response to Code 4 Nature. Registration for this edition is now closed.
Let’s code for a greener, more sustainable future!
Licensing and Attribution
Entries submitted for the challenge including code, datasets, multimedia content etc. need to be licensed under a CC-BY-NC or CC-BY license. Selected outputs/tools may be used, modified or improved upon by the Foundation for Ecological Security at its discretion subject to licensing conditions. FES will not monetise the product in anyway, but would provide the product/tools for public use hosted on the India Observatory Platform. Participants must clearly document the source and licensing terms and conditions of any external data or code that they utilise in creating the project. Participants must ensure that submissions are not copies of already existing products but are original works.
Contact Us:
For enquiries and sponsorship opportunities, please contact
CODE4NATURE@fes.org.in
📂 Previous Code 4 Nature Editions
Welcome to "CODE 4 NATURE" – an innovative coding challenge dedicated to leveraging technology and creativity to address pressing environmental challenges. In an era marked by ecological crises, it's imperative that we harness the power of coding and digital innovation to foster sustainability and protect our planet's biodiversity.
CODE for NATURE aims to bring together developers, designers, data analysts, environmental enthusiasts, and problem-solvers from diverse backgrounds to collaborate on solutions that promote conservation, sustainability, and environmental awareness. Whether you're a professional coder or a newcomer with a passion for nature, this coding challenge provides a unique platform to make a meaningful impact.
💡 Indicative Themes
Participants are invited to create tools under two main themes:
-
Tools for combating Climate Change
- Species distribution models (Applications in Agriculture, ecological restoration,etc.)
- Forest fire prediction & assessment
- Heatwave early warning systems
- Village-level weather forecasting
-
Community based Decision Support System for Natural Resource Management
- Know my surroundings (Converge all open data for a village adding elements of Village Ecological Register)
- Ground water analysis at village level
- Surface water analysis (source sustainability, conservation potential)
- Eco-restoration support tools
- Interactive games to promote commoning in villages around natural resources
🛠️ What You Can Build
Original, tech-driven solutions like:
- Ecological data platforms
- Crowdsourcing apps (mobile/web)
- Remote sensing analytics
- AI/ML tools for environmental insights
- Public dashboards using open APIs
📋 Participation Details
🏆 Prizes
₹ 1,00,000
₹ 50,000
₹ 25,000
- E-certificates for all final submissions
- Internship/volunteer opportunities at FES
- Winning solutions featured on indiaobservatory.org.in
⏰ Tentative Timeline
📌 Evaluation Criteria
- Relevance, innovation, and feasibility
- Scalability, sustainability, automation, and user-friendliness
- Preference for reliance on Open data, FOSS tools & documented code
- Gender and diversity inclusion
🎯 Why Join?
- Strengthen agency of local communities
- Drive real impact on environmental issues
- Learn from and collaborate with experts
- Win exciting prizes and recognition
- Be part of India's eco-tech movement
Thank you for the overwhelming response to Code 4 Nature. Registration for this edition is now closed.
Let’s code for a greener, more sustainable future!
Licensing and Attribution
Entries submitted for the challenge including code, datasets, multimedia content etc. need to be licensed under a CC-BY-NC or CC-BY license. Selected outputs/tools may be used, modified or improved upon by the Foundation for Ecological Security at its discretion subject to licensing conditions. FES will not monetise the product in anyway, but would provide the product/tools for public use hosted on the India Observatory Platform. Participants must clearly document the source and licensing terms and conditions of any external data or code that they utilise in creating the project. Participants must ensure that submissions are not copies of already existing products but are original works.
Contact Us:
For enquiries and sponsorship opportunities, please contact
CODE4NATURE@fes.org.in
📂 Previous Code 4 Nature Editions
