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The Boring Fund 2025: Further Information

Henry Rees and 2 more

2 July 2025 5:09pm

Are you interested in applying for The Boring Fund 2025? On this page you can find more information for this opportunity which provides up to $12,500 per project in funding for essential but overlooked aspects of...

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Abraham Susiku

26 July 2025 11:37am

I sounds like an amazing opportunity and I sure would love to be part of the conversation.
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The Boring Fund 2025: Apply Today

Henry Rees and 2 more

2 July 2025 5:09pm

The Boring Fund supports the essential but overlooked aspects of conservation technology. In response to overwhelming demand in 2024, we’ve partnered again with Arm to provide more funding. In 2025, a total of $80,000...

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 Support the Cartographer Cause!

CathyNj

27 June 2025 11:45am

Support the Cartographer Cause! Hi there,I am on a mission to empower children and communities through maps, GIS — helping people better understand their environment, access...

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Science & Conservation Trustee

Alex Rood

26 June 2025 6:33pm

If you have a background in any of the following areas: bumblebee research, entomology, ecology, practical application of evidence for conservation, policy advocacy, data management and/or conservation-related education...

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ICCB 2025 – Let’s Connect!

Stephanie M.

9 March 2025 5:06am

Hi Everyone,I’m excited to be attending my first ICCB 2025 as a student presenter and early-career researcher! My work sits at the intersection of computational epidemiology and...

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Arky

16 June 2025 8:33am

Hey Stephanie, 

I have dropped you couple of links. I believe we also have a booth somewhere. 

 

Fadhilla Golda

16 June 2025 8:41am

Hi Stephanie,

It’s great to hear about your exciting work and that you’ll be attending ICCB 2025 — congratulations on presenting!

The Savannah Tracking team is participating at the exhibition, and we’d love for you to stop by our booth 15.

Given your previous interest in collaring domestic dogs and collecting high-resolution GPS data, it might be a great opportunity for us to connect in person and dive deeper into how our lightweight collar solutions — like those currently deployed on Dingoes — could support your project. We'd be happy to show you how our satellite-enabled collars work, demo our data platforms, and explore a potential fit for your needs.

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WILDLABS Awards 2025 Statistics

Adrien Pajot

30 March 2025 9:53pm

Using our statistical analysis of energy (referencing my previous post on the Boring Fund 2024 stats), and with the judging process still ongoing until the end of the week, I’m...

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Henry Rees

18 June 2025 11:15am

While the United States remains the most represented individual country in terms of project locations, North America as a region ranks fourth overall in the total application pool. This suggests a broader geographic spread and greater participation from a wider range of countries.

Notably, only two African countries appear in the top 10 list below despite the fact that Africa is the region with the highest representation. This shows that projects based in Africa were distributed across many different countries rather than concentrated in just a few.

Henry Rees

18 June 2025 11:17am

As shown below, of the 1,446 team members listed in applications 42.4%, identify as women. While this falls short of our target of at least 50% female representation, it marks a 12.4% increase from last year, an encouraging sign that we are moving in the right direction

This aligns with findings from our State of Conservation Tech reports, which highlight that women remain underrepresented in the sector. However, this year’s data suggests a positive shift may be underway.

Henry Rees

18 June 2025 11:17am

Due to several factors, such as accessibility, cost, and the ease of adapting technologies from other fields (e.g., drones developed for military use), available conservation technologies are currently better suited to terrestrial environments, giving terrestrial applicants a wider range of tools to choose from. In contrast, underwater environments present unique challenges, including the need for waterproof equipment and the difficulty of transmitting data through water.

As a result, marine and freshwater research and projects remain underrepresented in the conservation technology space. This is reflected in our current application pool, where terrestrial projects account for 70.4% of submissions. This imbalance highlights the urgent need for greater investment in marine and freshwater conservation technologies, which are equally important to the future of biodiversity protection.

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Help the Funding and Finance group

Frank van der Most

17 June 2025 1:22pm

The Funding and Finance group will soon go into it's second year of existence. Do you feel like joining the team of group leaders?

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Chad Richardson

19 June 2025 5:05am

Hi Frank thank you. I am keen on this, however I am not sure if I am going to meet the requirements to start a group. Open for anything, thank you.
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Nature FIRST Conference

Alex Rood

16 June 2025 8:37pm

As we conclude the Nature FIRST project, we invite you to a gathering of conservationists, researchers, policymakers, and innovators. This conference is not just the end of a project but the beginning of new networks,...

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Smart Drone to Tag Whales Project

Leandro Buss Becker

8 June 2025 12:19pm

Hi all,Let me please introduce our project named Smart Drone to Tag Whales, awarded in WILDLABS AWARDS 2024.Our research team (@machadoams, @anakfleck, @...

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Frants Jensen

14 June 2025 12:19pm

I would love to hear updates on this if you have a mailing list or list of intersted parties!

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Apply for Free Access to Nature FIRST Conference (innovative solutions for biodiversity monitoring and human-wildlife coexistence)

Nalini

22 May 2025 2:37pm

The European project Nature FIRST is hosting its final conference at Ouwehands Dierenpark in the Netherlands on 25–26 June 2025, and we’re looking to expand our...

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Kim Hendrikse

28 May 2025 4:20pm

Nice!

Thought I'd mention that Wildlife Security Innovations will have a booth there, demonstrating our new multi-camera, local AI camera trap that supports miniature high resolution thermal modules. I will be bringing these along.

Neeltje van Lavieren

31 May 2025 4:21pm

Hi

This is great! 

So just to double check - there is no way to join online? I would love to be part of this conference. 

Thanks, Els van Lavieren

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Evaluation of Global Forest Watch 

Iain McNicol

17 March 2025 4:51pm

Hello all, First of all, I want to introducte myself as a new member of the Wildlabs community.  My name is Iain McNicol and I am the Programme Manager for the Centre...

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Elsa Carla De Grandi

9 April 2025 8:05pm

Hi @iainmcnicol , welcome to WILDLABS! Thanks for posting this on here. I have shared with my colleagues at Fauna & Flora who have some experience (especially with the deforestation alerts) and could maybe provide feedback as well. We also have a page on 'The Inventory' where we're asking people to review various data products, tools, platforms etc including one for Global Forest Watch. As you can see not many reviews currently so it would be great (if possible by anonymising responses etc.) to get the information from your survey and translate this into something we could add to 'The Inventory' for the wider community. Let me know your thoughts on this!

Also is there a closing date for the survey?

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Program Officer / Development Associate

Alex Rood

29 May 2025 6:13pm

CXL is in search of a Program Officer/Development Associate to join our team. This position is critical to the smooth operations of our development and executive team, and will work at the center of a passionate, impact...

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Conservation X Labs Talent Pool

Alex Rood

29 May 2025 6:12pm

Enter Conservation X Labs' talent pool; they are always searching for extraordinarily creative and technologically literate individuals who are passionate about conservation.

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