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World Wildlife Fund Wildlife Cafe:

Alex Rood

27 May 2025 11:31am

Talia Speaker and I joined the WWF-US wildlife team to discuss how technology is changing the game for wildlife conservation. We covered what the next frontier looks like for the field and how cutting-edge tools are influencing how we protect monitor and protect our planet's...

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Involve our young learners in climate change action.

CathyNj

27 March 2024 3:24pm

I am to present a conference paper this June in Bulgaria. Title of the paper is  "Integrating geospatial techniques into learners' school curriculum to mitigate climate...

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Announcing the WILDLABS Awards 2025 Grantees

WILDLABS Team

20 May 2025 2:32pm

Learn about the 15 selected projects that are working to innovate, scale, and adopt conservation technology for this year’s WILDLABS Awards. 

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Andrew Quitmeyer

22 May 2025 10:00am

Hooray! Looking forward to another great year of mothing thanks to you all!
Adrien Pajot

26 May 2025 5:25pm

Please, meet the Ambiance team and discuss with them here: 
Jonathan Carlo Briones

1 August 2025 10:46am

Hoping for a good run for the next call for proposals! Congrats for everyone who got approved!
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Must profit be part of the environmental solution?

Frank van der Most

12 February 2025 10:24pm

In this LinkedIn articlehttps://www.linkedin.com/pulse/moral-dimension-why-profit-must-part-environmental-rich-stockdale-phd-r18se/Rich Stockdale argues for 'yes'. I may not agree...

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Frank van der Most

7 May 2025 8:37am

Hej Travis, . Thank you so much for sharing your experience. And your passion which must be shared by many if not all WildLAbs members! . I think you are summarising the current status of affairs in nature conservation, we build and conserve because it must be done, but it’s clearly not enough. Hence my thought: what if people could earn money ( like, a decent income, or even a lot of money), would that work as a motivator for a massive drive of activities towards nature conservation? You seem to be arriving at a similar conclusion for the sake of tech development, ie for technical innovation. I would seek more innovation in social and economic thinking on nature conservation and how it is organised and financed. Profit seeking could be such an innovation. . Cheers . Frank . PS sorry for my late response. Your message arrived in the midst of mi move from Costa Rica to Spain, so I’ve spent little time on WildLabs and the theme I had I had to spend on my share in organising the upcoming webinar on sustainable income streams for open source projects.
Kim Hendrikse

7 May 2025 9:00am

I think you answered your own question Frank. If grants are out of the question and you actually want results at scale, profit is your only option. For the people/companies with something to offer and no funds in any case.

In my opinion, wildlife initiatives as a commercial target alone I would say is even harder than the more general IT market as the wildlife market is much smaller market with limited funding, especially this year.  So that means that the company is likely going to have to target normal markets to be viable, with wildlife as a side project for them in principle in the most cases. And there's a limited commercial market for wildlife initiatives, so philantrophy would likely also have to be part of the equation.

In today's world with a lot of horrific people with a lot of power, we need to encourage people to realise that success is not just about making money, but also about being a good person and contributing to the planet. Unfortunately, a lot of people with enormous amounts of money and enormous egos seem to equate success only with money and greed. With a few exceptions. We need more exceptions.

Sarah Han-de-Beaux

16 May 2025 8:14am

I very much agree. It is a shame that companies/organisations are willing to spend so much to take from the earth and so little to give back. In the example I come from, we are a team of pure citizen scientists that give all our time for free to perform shark research. In my case, those same volunteers often use money from their own back pocket to keep the project going. We also rely heavily on the generosity of Conservation X to keep our software running and the servers alive.

Technology is not cheap to run. Every server uses electricity and as we all know its going up in price. 

It is a very scary situation when I know that all shark research that we are performing with Spot a Shark (and is being relied on by scientists to publish studies) is funded by nothing more than favours and donations. If that all ended tomorrow, do we just stop all research, awareness, campaigning etc and hope for the best?  

My view is that it ultimately comes down to the government to ensure that conservation is valued. Take extra taxes from the wealthy organisations / banks etc and fund this stuff. I am sure if people like Mark Zuckerberg etc can afford a $900k watch to wear on their wrist, they could afford to support conservation. 

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A Conservation Technology Meetup in Botswana!

Adrien Pajot

15 May 2025 11:52am

We are excited to invite you to a special meetup in Maun, Botswana! This is a fantastic opportunity to connect with fellow conservation tech enthusiasts, share ideas, and enjoy a relaxed evening together

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Frank van der Most

16 May 2025 9:58am

I wish I could join. Have good memories of Maun and Botswana - like looking into the eyes of a lion, whilst sitting in an open truck parked in the middle of a den of hungry lions.
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Proposing a new group

Diego Montecino-Latorre

30 January 2025 6:59pm

Hi!  Is it possible to propose a new Group? 

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AgTech: Breaking out of silos

Amber Balfour-Cunningham

29 April 2025 6:24am

I am a PhD student an new WILDLABS member and am loving it so far! Especially the WILDLABS.NET Variety Hour YouTube recordings and the different discussion groups!I loved the...

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From Field to Funder: How to communicate impact?

Léa Smadja

16 April 2025 3:51pm

Conservation involves a mosaic of actors — field practitioners, local communities, funders, government agencies, scientists, and more.Each one needs different levels of...

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Frank van der Most

17 April 2025 5:04pm

Great questions @LeaOpenForests !

I don't have concrete answers since I am not a stakeholder in any project in particular. Based on experience with research on the potential for a similar one-stop-shop for science metrics, I would suggest that there is no simple solution: different actors do need and have different views on presenting and viewing impact. This means possible gaps between what one group of actors need and what the other is willing or able to produce. One can hope, search and aim for sufficient overlap, but I don't see how they would necessarily or naturally overlap.

Still, I would guess that if there are dimensions of overlap, they are time, space and actor-networks 

Amber Balfour-Cunningham

28 April 2025 3:18pm

I have posted about this in a different group, but I love boosting the impact of my communication through use of visuals. 

Free graphics relating to conservation technology and the environment are available at:

  1. National Environmental Science Program Graphics Library

    Graphics below of a feral cat with a tracking collar and a cat grooming trap are examples of symbols available courtesy of the NESP Resilient Landscapes Hub, nesplandscapes.edu.au.

  2. UMCES Integration and Application Network Media Library
Feral cat with tracking collar courtesy of the NESP Resilient Landscapes Hub, nesplandscapes.edu.au

Cat grooming trap graphic courtesy of the NESP Resilient Landscapes Hub, nesplandscapes.edu.au

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WILDLABS-WWF Graduate Intern

WILDLABS Team and 1 more

17 April 2025 6:06pm

Come work with WILDLABS at WWF-US! We are seeking a graduate intern to support our State of Conservation Technology research. The role will be focused on delivering a 5-year trends report capturing the evolution of the...

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¡Bienvenidos a la comunidad Latinoamericana! // Welcome to the Latin American community!

Vanesa Reyes

30 September 2024 5:05pm

¡Hola a todos y todas!Estamos super contentos de comenzar este espacio donde podamos conectar, compartir ideas y conocimientos, y colaborar en proyectos que ayuden a proteger...

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Victorio Maximiliano Rocchi

16 April 2025 4:40pm

Hola. Me gusto la idea! prefiero en español, mas que nada en todo este tema de informatica, etc, que ya posee un alto grado de dificultad. Aca en Argentina estoy trabajando con anfibios y grabadoras digitales automaticas, ahora comenzando a explorar sobre detección automatica o semiautomatica. 

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The boring fund: Standardizing Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) data - Safe & sound

Sanne Govaert

27 January 2025 3:47pm

Thanks to the Boring Fund, we are developing a common standard for Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) data.Why it’s important: PAM is rapidly growing, but a core bottleneck is the...

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Julie Oswald

8 February 2025 11:00pm

This is such an important project! I can't wait to hear about the results. 

Tessa Rhinehart

12 February 2025 4:15pm

Hey Sanne, awesome - we definitely need a consistent metadata standard for PAM.

If you haven't already, I would suggest sharing this on the Conservation Bioacoustics Slack channel and the AI for Conservation Slack channel. You would reach a lot of active users of PAM, including some folks who have worked on similar metadata efforts. 

If you're not a member of either one of those, DM me your preferred email address and I'll send you an invite!

Julia Wiel

7 April 2025 11:07pm

Hello everyone,

Thank you all for your contribution!

You can read some updates about this project in this post.

Julia

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The Boring Fund 2024 - Statistics

Adrien Pajot

30 March 2025 9:45pm

Better later than never, opening a thread to share with you some statistics about the applications received for The Boring Fund 2024 as we did for the WILDLABS Awards 2024. ...

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Multiple grants

Frank van der Most

28 March 2025 1:42pm

I have been a bit distracted the past months by my move from Costa Rica to Spain ( all went well, thank you, I just miss the rain forest and the Ticos ) and have to catch up on funding calls. Because I still have little...

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5 Insights from the 2024 Network Survey

WILDLABS Team

27 March 2025 8:21pm

In September 2024, we asked you to participate in the 2024 Network Survey and share your experience with WILDLABS and ideas for the future of the network. Here’s what we learned and how we’re addressing your feedback.

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Nature Tech Unconference - Anyone attending?

Elsa Carla De Grandi

8 March 2025 12:11pm

Hi all, anyone planning to attend the Nature Tech Unconference on 28th March at the London School of Economics Campus in London, UK? (the event is free to attend but...

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Matt Rogers

21 March 2025 12:07pm

The Futures Wild team will be there :)

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WILDLABS Awards 2025: Meet the judges

WILDLABS Team and 1 more

26 March 2025 1:13pm

While the WILDLABS Awards 2025 submissions are in the final round of judging, meet the panel that is currently reviewing the shortlist of applicants. 

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Adrien Pajot

14 April 2025 11:43am

Dear @Lot , dear @WMXZ , Thank you both for your comments. I (and we at WILDLABS) completely understand your situation, as we often find ourselves in the same position,...
John Gallo

14 April 2025 7:23pm

Great, thanks @Lot and @WMXZ for asking the question on many of our minds, and thanks @Adrien_Pajot for the totally understandable response.  Thanks also for the update!...
Adrien Pajot

16 April 2025 6:09pm

Dear all, As you have likely seen in your inbox, the selection process for the WILDLABS Awards 2025 has now concluded, and all selected awardees have been contacted....
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