Group curators
Talia Speaker
- @TaliaSpeaker
- | She/her
WILDLABS
World Wide Fund for Nature/ World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
Alex Rood
- @alexrood
- | she/her
WILDLABS
World Wide Fund for Nature/ World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
With experts across the WILDLABS community working with every type of technology and in every imaginable environment, our platform is a great place to find advice and resources on choosing what tools are right for your conservation project. Whether you're in the market to try a new camera trap model, want to experiment with drones for the first time, or need help weighing the pros and cons of data management tools, there's someone in the WILDLABS community who can help you make a smart and informed choice!
The Community Base is our general gathering group. It's the place where we cover more general, big picture topics in conservation technology - ones that don't fit neatly into our other groups. If you don't know where to post something, just post it in this group. Our moderators will move it if needed!
At our Community Base, you'll find updates from the WILDLABS team on upcoming events and opportunities, and have the chance to shape our programs and platform with your opinions. And most importantly, the Community Base is also home to our Welcome to WILDLABS thread, the best place to introduce yourself to us and the community. Stop by and tell us what you're working on!
Whether you're new to WILDLABS and want to know where to begin, or you're a longtime member looking for a handy bank of resources, our Getting Started on WILDLABS thread will be your one-stop guide to getting the most out of our platform.
Want to find out more about WILDLABS? Check out our recent community call:
Header image: Ana Verahrami/Elephant Listening Project
Group curators
- @TaliaSpeaker
- | She/her
WILDLABS & World Wide Fund for Nature/ World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
I'm the WILDLABS Research Specialist at WWF-US
- 23 Resources
- 62 Discussions
- 25 Groups
- @alexrood
- | she/her
WILDLABS & World Wide Fund for Nature/ World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
I'm the WILDLABS Communications and Community Management Associate Specialist at WWF-US
- 114 Resources
- 78 Discussions
- 7 Groups
- @leonardoscarpa
- | He/His
I'm Leonardo, I'm a biologist, and I'm passionate about movement ecology. Another of my hobbies is GIS. I have a master's degree in this topic, which I complement with the use of technology such as drones, camera traps and acoustic receivers
- 0 Resources
- 0 Discussions
- 10 Groups
- @Thomas_Luypaert
- | He/him
Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)
Ecological monitoring enthusiast with a focus on ecological and conservation research
- 1 Resources
- 1 Discussions
- 7 Groups
- @Hansa
- | He/Him
- 0 Resources
- 0 Discussions
- 6 Groups
- 2 Resources
- 0 Discussions
- 2 Groups
Heading up comms for a conservation agency based in the United Arab Emirates
- 0 Resources
- 0 Discussions
- 6 Groups
Purdue University
- 8 Resources
- 48 Discussions
- 5 Groups
- @Angele
- | She/Her
Working with IPLCs and applying data/geospatial tools for a conservation/carbon forestry project in the Philippines 🌿
- 0 Resources
- 0 Discussions
- 8 Groups
- 0 Resources
- 0 Discussions
- 16 Groups
- @bioNathan
- | he/him
Innovation Design Engineer studying at MSc + MA level. Previously a Robotics engineer with specialisms in remote sensing, control systems & electronics design. Transitioning to ecological contexts. I use bioinspiration to inform tech design, both product & infrastructure.
- 0 Resources
- 0 Discussions
- 8 Groups
Tech 4 Conservation
President, Tech 4 Conservation
- 0 Resources
- 7 Discussions
- 18 Groups
- @Jkavutha
- | Her/She
I am currently pursuing an MSc Conservation Biology at the University of Kent. My research interests are based around wildlife economies and how communities can be at the frontline to drive initiatives that promote sustainable livelihoods and safeguard wildlife habitats.
- 1 Resources
- 2 Discussions
- 5 Groups
- @Seagoose
- | she/her
Ecologist & Conservationist. Women for the Environment, Africa Fellow. National Geographic Explorer.
- 0 Resources
- 4 Discussions
- 8 Groups
Funding
$10k Challenge Grant for Conservation Tech Projects
WILDLABS Team
Experiment.com has announced a $10k Challenge Grant for conservation technology projects. The Conservation Technology Challenge Grant is sponsored by Robert Downey Jr.'s FootPrint Coalition and is an open call for...
26 November 2020
Funding
Ocean Stewardship Fund
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)
The Marine Stewardship Council is inviting fisheries, scientists, NGOs and postgraduates to apply for grants from its Ocean Stewardship Fund (OSF) – a fund dedicated to supporting best practise in sustainable fishing. ...
12 October 2020
Funding
Conservation Leadership Programme 2021 Team Awards
Conservation Leadership Programme (CLP)
Our friends from the Conservation Leadership Programme are now accepting applications for the 2021 Team Awards! These awards for outstanding early career conservationists are a great opportunity to recieve funding for ...
28 July 2020
Article
How do we get better at failure?
WILDLABS Team
Everyone agrees that we need to learn more from failure, but … you first. I sat on a ‘failure panel’ once where two speakers weren’t even allowed to mention the organization where they worked, much less use current...
19 February 2020
Article
Embracing Failure Project: Share your experiences
WILDLABS Team
Let’s be honest, most of us have at some point been involved in a conservation effort that didn’t go as planned or where the activities implemented simply didn’t lead to the outcomes we were expecting. Everyone likes to...
17 February 2020
Funding
Innovate for Wildlife and People: Incentivising and rewarding community-based wildlife conservation
World Wide Fund for Nature/ World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
The WWF Wildlife Practice is hosting an innovation challenge focused on increasing the long-term benefits of conservation efforts for local people. The Challenge is being hosted on the Impactio platform, a WWF Panda...
19 December 2019
Community Announcement
Download the WILDLABS Community Review 2018-19
WILDLABS Admin
WILDLABS is the first global, open online community dedicated to conservation technology. The WILDLABS Community Review 2018-19, released today, offers a look back at two years of activity and impact. Download here
30 October 2019
Community Announcement
WILDLABS Virtual Meetup Series: Season Three
Talia Speaker
We're excited to introduce Season Three of the Virtual Meetup Series, bringing leading engineers in the tech sector together with academics and conservation practitioners to share information, identify obstacles, and...
24 September 2019
Funding
2020 Call for CLP Conservation Award funding applications
Conservation Leadership Programme (CLP)
Conservation Leadership Programme is excited to announce their call for applications for the 2020 Conservation Awards!
30 August 2019
Funding
ICCB 2019 Conservation Technology Awards
Microsoft and 1 more
The SCB Conservation Technology Working Group (ConsTech WG) is excited to announce the first call of the ICCB Conservation Tech Awards. These awards support attendance to the forthcoming International Congress for...
12 March 2019
Funding
ICCB 2019 Travel Grants – Applications Open
Society for Conservation Biology
The Society for Conservation Biology is accepting applications for ICCB Travel Grants, which will help offset some of the awardees’ expenses to attend the 29th International Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCB 2019...
11 March 2019
Community Announcement
Join the 4th annual #Tech4Wildlife Photo Challenge!
WILDLABS Admin
How are you using tech for wildlife conservation? A picture says a thousand words, so take a photo this World Wildlife Day and share how you're using #Tech4Wildlife!
25 February 2019
May 2025
June 2025
event
World Wide Fund for Nature/ World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
October 2025
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December 2022
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| I agree Adventina. I am also interested in "How has the climate variability affected the trend of BAT species in the ecosystem? and respond on their increase and (or) extinction.... |
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Climate Change, Community Base, Geospatial, Women in Conservation Tech Programme (WiCT) | 3 months 1 week ago | |
| Hi Colleen,Thank you for sharing this exciting opportunity. I am Lucie, International Development Manager of Natural Solutions. We are a company at the intersection of... |
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Citizen Science, Early Career, Community Base | 3 months 3 weeks ago | |
| Hi Hugo! A WILDLABS App has certainly been on our wish-list of things we could build. Depending on funding availability in the future of course. At the moment we are working... |
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Community Base | 4 months 1 week ago | |
| After discussing with a potential applicant for 2025, I realised that I never shared the stats about the number of applications per category. Here they are: 35 projects for 7... |
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Community Base | 4 months 1 week ago | |
| Hi Mark, thanks for responding. I think you've identified one of the most difficult parts of research climbing: maintaining your climbing skills and knowledge between field... |
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Community Base, Camera Traps, Conservation Tech Training and Education, Early Career | 4 months 1 week ago | |
| I am thrilled to share that I have completed the six-month Women in Conservation Technology program. I am Sarah Mshanga, and I hold a... |
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Acoustics, Conservation Tech Training and Education, Community Base, Early Career, East Africa Community | 4 months 3 weeks ago | |
| They seem to be a little bit far apart. But It occurred to me that a python would be a tremendous predator if you lived in a submerged... |
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Community Base | 5 months 1 week ago | |
| Hi everyone.Please help me understand how can monitoring and evaluation tools be designed and implemented to assess the effectiveness and... |
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Early Career, East Africa Community, Community Base, Conservation Tech Training and Education | 5 months 4 weeks ago | |
| About the Centre for Sustainable Forests and Landscapes (CSFL)Galvanising research and teaching to deliver... |
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Community Base, Climate Change, Conservation Tech Training and Education, Funding and Finance, Protected Area Management Tools | 6 months ago | |
| This is a thread for anyone who has questions about AI for Conservation Office Hours 2025.We're once again teaming up with Dan Morris from... |
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Acoustics, AI for Conservation, Camera Traps, Community Base, Geospatial | 6 months 1 week ago | |
| Wednesday, 30/10/2024Eighth and last day for WILDLABS at COP. Innovation Expo Fourth and last rotation of the Innovation Expo:Observatorio de Derechos Territoriales de... |
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Community Base | 6 months 2 weeks ago | |
| Oops, sorry about that. I wrote a reply a few weeks ago, and I am pretty sure I clicked the button, but apparently something went wrong. So, another attemptThank you for your... |
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Community Base, Conservation Tech Training and Education, East Africa Community, Funding and Finance, Human-Wildlife Conflict, Latin America Community | 6 months 2 weeks ago |
