Hasse Foundation | Strategic Partnership Interest

"Addressing systemic risk at planetary scale requires a coordinated network of excellence. The institutions listed here represent some of the leading actors in their fields, while the Hasse Foundation remains open to expanding this network through new strategic partnerships."

Active Partnership Discussion Interest Registered

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Pillar 1

Scientific Innovation

The Threshold Dynamics Research (TDR) Framework

The TDR Framework

At the core of the c-ECO Platform lies the Threshold Dynamics Research (TDR), an original methodology for early detection of critical changes in socio-ecological systems.

◆ Complex systems dynamics and tipping point analysis

◆ Remote sensing and AI applied to territorial resilience

◆ Prudential Triggers: Evidence-based automatic responses

◆ Audits, restrictions, or restoration fund activation

Institutions of Interest

MIT

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Complex systems modeling, AI/ML for environmental monitoring, and institutional innovation.

Areas of Collaboration

• Climate modeling & tipping points
• AI for Earth system prediction
• Policy-science interface design

Caltech

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California Institute of Technology

Planetary science, environmental engineering, and high-precision monitoring systems.

Areas of Collaboration

• Satellite-based ecosystem monitoring
• Hydrological system dynamics
• Sensor network deployment

NASA

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Earth observation systems, planetary boundaries research, and open data infrastructure.

Areas of Collaboration

• MODIS/VIIRS data integration
• Amazon deforestation early warning
• Open science data protocols

ETH Zurich

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Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

Environmental systems analysis, ecological economics, and sustainability governance.

Areas of Collaboration

• Socio-ecological systems modeling
• Planetary boundaries framework
• Sustainable finance integration

Collaboration Model: Joint research programs, data sharing agreements, co-development of TDR algorithms, and shared PhD/postdoc positions. The Foundation offers field access through its Amazon Living Lab.

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Pillar 2

Amazon Living Lab

Field implementation and territorial validation

The Living Lab Concept

The Amazon Living Lab is the Foundation's field implementation arm—a territory where c-ECO protocols are tested, validated, and refined in real-world conditions.

◆ Real-time TDR validation in tropical forest ecosystems

◆ Community-engaged monitoring and data sovereignty

◆ Pre-threshold intervention testing and documentation

◆ Integration with Brazil's environmental governance

Institutions of Interest

INPA

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National Institute for Amazonian Research

Brazil's premier Amazon research institution with 70+ years of field data and ecological expertise.

Areas of Collaboration

• Biodiversity baseline data sharing
• Co-located research stations
• Joint publication protocols

MPEG

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Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi

Historic Amazon research institution with unique ethnographic and botanical collections.

Areas of Collaboration

• Traditional knowledge integration
• Ethnobotanical monitoring protocols
• Museum-digitization partnerships

WWF Brazil

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World Wildlife Fund

Conservation implementation at scale with established community networks and policy influence.

Areas of Collaboration

• Zero-deforestation monitoring
• Community-based conservation
• Policy advocacy coordination

ICMBio

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Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation

Federal agency managing Brazil's protected areas with regulatory authority and field presence.

Areas of Collaboration

• Protected area management protocols
• Regulatory compliance frameworks
• Fire and deforestation early warning

Collaboration Model: Field station access, data co-ownership agreements, joint grant applications, and shared technical staff. Partners gain priority access to TDR-derived insights.

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Pillar 3

Institutional Governance

Legal frameworks and policy integration

The Model Law Initiative

The Foundation develops and promotes the c-ECO Model Law—a legal framework translating scientific thresholds into binding institutional obligations.

◆ Pre-threshold legal obligations for environmental risk

◆ Automatic triggers and prudential response protocols

◆ Audit trails and institutional accountability

◆ Integration with international environmental law

Institutions of Interest

IUCN

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International Union for Conservation of Nature

Global authority on conservation law and policy with direct access to national legislators.

Areas of Collaboration

• Model law peer review and endorsement
• World Conservation Congress advocacy
• Commission on Environmental Law coordination

UNEP

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United Nations Environment Programme

Global environmental governance with mandate for early warning and assessment systems.

Areas of Collaboration

• Early warning system integration
• World Environment Outlook contributions
• National policy implementation support

World Bank

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International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Development finance with environmental safeguards and policy-based lending instruments.

Areas of Collaboration

• Environmental safeguard integration
• Policy-based lending conditionality
• Green bond framework alignment

CISDL

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Centre for International Sustainable Development Law

Academic center bridging international law and sustainable development with policy impact.

Areas of Collaboration

• International law research partnership
• Model law comparative analysis
• Capacity building programs

Collaboration Model: Technical assistance for legislative drafting, joint policy briefs, convening power for multi-stakeholder dialogues, and pilot implementation in partner countries.

Active Partnership

Instituto Silvio Meira

Our foundational partnership with ISM demonstrates the c-ECO collaboration model in practice: combining ISM's expertise in innovation ecosystems with the Foundation's TDR framework.

Institutional Collaboration Brief: ISM

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Expression of Interest

How to initiate collaboration with the Foundation

Contact Protocol

The Foundation welcomes formal expressions of interest from institutions aligned with our three pillars.

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Email

contact@c-eco.org

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Form

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Institutional

Governance docs

Required Initial Information

• Institutional mandate and relevant expertise

• Proposed pillar(s) and collaboration model

• Geographic and sectoral scope of interest

• Expected outcomes and success metrics

• Resource contribution (financial, in-kind, data)

• Governance and compliance standards

"Partnerships are not transactions. They are institutional commitments to shared method, mutual accountability, and durable outcomes."

— Board Resolution 001, Article 7

Partnership Interest Summary

Pillar	Institution	Status	Primary Interest
Scientific Innovation	MIT	Interest	Complex systems & AI
Scientific Innovation	Caltech	Interest	Planetary monitoring
Scientific Innovation	NASA	Interest	Earth observation
Scientific Innovation	ETH Zurich	Interest	Systems analysis
Amazon Living Lab	INPA	Discussion	Research stations
Amazon Living Lab	MPEG	Interest	Traditional knowledge
Amazon Living Lab	WWF Brazil	Interest	Conservation scale
Amazon Living Lab	ICMBio	Interest	Protected areas
Institutional Governance	IUCN	Interest	Conservation law
Institutional Governance	UNEP	Interest	Early warning systems
Institutional Governance	World Bank	Interest	Development finance
Institutional Governance	CISDL	Interest	Sustainable development law
Multi-Pillar	Instituto Silvio Meira	Active	Innovation ecosystem

"No institution achieves systemic impact alone. The c-ECO Platform is designed as an open architecture—inviting those who can strengthen its scientific rigor, its field presence, or its institutional legitimacy to join in building governance that operates before failure."

Strategic Partnership Framework, 2026