Novel Use Of Satnav Saves Precious Water
May 17th, 2017

Via Seed Daily, a look at an innovative use of satellite navigation re: water conservation:

Water conservation is a growing concern globally, and particularly for farmers in the USA,
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In Sri Lanka’s Deep Waters Marine Conservation Goes Hi-Tech
March 27th, 2017

Via Eurasia Review, a look at how drones and mobile applications are changing marine conservation efforts in Sri Lanka:

As the midday sun rises higher over Gulf
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A Splash of River Water Now Reveals the DNA of All Its Creatures
March 10th, 2017

Via Yale's e360, an interesting look at how quick and inexpensive DNA sampling of a river, stream, or lake can now divulge what fish or other animals live there, and how this rapidly

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As Lake Chad Shrinks Rapidly, Space Technology And Drones Are Needed To fight Africa’s Droughts
February 26th, 2017

Via Quartz, a look at how emerging technological opportunities for improving environmental monitoring and the need to act in time could

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The Digital Ocean: Our Next Information Frontier
February 17th, 2017

Via Scientific American, interesting commentary on the need for an information superhighway of the seas:

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Google Earth Update Shows How Climate Change Has Morphed Our Planet
November 30th, 2016

Via Popular Science, a report on how a recent Google Earth update shows how climate change has morphed our planet:

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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