Earning Its Stripes: Tech Used To Crack Tiger Trade

Via Terra Daily, an article on the use of artificial intelligence to help stop poaching:

In a town in northeastern Scotland, Debbie Banks looks for clues to track down
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Space Tech Helping To Tackle Deforestation

Via BBC, an article on how space tech helping to tackle deforestation:

Conservationist, Leonidas Nzigiyimpa says "you can't manage what you don't know". He adds: "In order to improve the situation of
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How Tagged Turtles Are Boosting Tropical Cyclone Prediction

Via Hakai Magazine, an article on how - in the southwest Indian Ocean - turtle-borne sensors are filling in the gaps scientists need to forecast storms:

Even with good data,
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4,000 Robots Roam the Oceans, Climate in Their Crosshairs

Via IEEE Spectrum, an article on the use of sensors to measure the tiny climate-change signals in the deep ocean:

In the puzzle of climate change, Earth’s oceans are an immense and crucial piece. The oceans act as an
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WhatsApp and UN Collaborate To Promote More Sustainable Lifestyles

Via the UN, a report on how - amid the worsening climate crisis - WhatsApp and UN are collaborating to promote more sustainable lifestyles:

In light of rising greenhouse gas emissions and worsening climate impacts around the world, the United Nations ActNow campaign is collaborating with Whatsapp to engage global audiences
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Google’s Dynamic World Uses AI To Analyze Satellite Data

Via Fast Company, an article on a new tool from Google that shows how the planet is changing in near real time:

The planet changes quickly: More than half a million acres
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New technical innovations such as location-tracking devices, GPS and satellite communications, remote sensors, laser-imaging technologies, light detection and ranging” (LIDAR) sensing, high-resolution satellite imagery, digital mapping, advanced statistical analytical software and even biotechnology and synthetic biology are revolutionizing conservation in two key ways: first, by revealing the state of our world in unprecedented detail; and, second, by making available more data to more people in more places. The mission of this blog is to track these technical innovations that may give conservation the chance – for the first time – to keep up with, and even get ahead of, the planet’s most intractable environmental challenges. It will also examine the unintended consequences and moral hazards that the use of these new tools may cause.Read More