Remote Sensing: Tracking Damage and Helping Find Solutions As Well

Via The Conversation, a look at how satellites over the Amazon capture the choking of the ‘house of God’ by the Belo Monte Dam – and how they can help find solutions too:

The Xingu River is revered as the “house of God” by the Indigenous people living along its Volte Grande, or Big Bend, in the Brazilian Amazon. The river is
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These New Technologies Could Transform Wildlife Conservation

Via The Hill, a look at how artificial intelligence, environmental DNA and networked sensors are among the technologies with the highest potential to improve wildlife conservation:

Published last December by conservation technology network WILDLABS, together with a group of non-profit and academic partners, the report is the
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Using Data From Space To Develop A Global View Of Animal Movements

Via Yale News, an article on how data from space unveil a global view of animals on the move:

A global team
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Detecting Wildlife Crime in Real Time

Via Medium, an article on three innovations that deliver real-time data to official combatting wildlife crime:

Wildlife crime is a multifaceted threat. It not only endangers thousands of species, it
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Five Ways AI Is Saving Wildlife

Courtesy of The Guardian, a look at how AI is being used in conservation:

There’s a strand of thinking, from sci-fi films to Stephen Hawking, that
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How AI Is Helping Combat Poaching in Africa and Asia

Via Men's Journal, an article on the use of AI to combat poaching in Africa and Asia:

Early in August, movement in a remote part of Kenya’s Maasai Mara
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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