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Meta: Does anyone know how to Stay logged in to Wildlabs.net?

Andrew Quitmeyer

24 May 2024 8:59pm

One challenge I have on wildlabs is that I get logged out after maybe half a day or so. It makes it a bit tricky for me to use the forums because I'll go to a thing, but then have...

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Kim Hendrikse

13 October 2024 6:55am

I personally dislike discourse forums. Maybe I’m using it wrong. There doesn’t seem to be any priority display of last discussed forums. That’s what I like about this forum.


Oh I think I was confusing it with discord.

Alex Rood

16 October 2024 7:06pm

@tve @hikinghack Hey there! I'm on the Community team at WILDLABS -- this is exactly the kind of feedback we look to capture in our Network Survey. When we hear the same feedback multiple times in community research like our survey, we're better able to assess how we can make changes to better support the community. If you have 10 minutes to spare, please take the survey and be sure to include feedback on our wesbite functionality! (@kimhendrikse I see you've already taken it, thank you!)

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Director of Mpala Secretariat

Alex Rood

16 October 2024 6:34pm

Princeton University seeks an ambitious, highly motivated, and experienced individual for a leadership role in its office of international affairs and operations. Reporting to the Vice Provost for International Affairs...

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Meet Us at COP16

WILDLABS Team

16 October 2024 6:12pm

From October 22 to 31, our team will be attending COP16 in Cali, Colombia. Connect with us at various events, visit our innovation booth, attend the side-events we are hosting, or find us between the Green and Blue...

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Where to search for consultancy opportunities in nature conservation?

Frank van der Most

3 October 2024 5:07pm

The past year and a half, I have been looking for specific consultancy opportunities in nature conservation. Basically, I haven't found the one-stop website for these and have...

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Frank van der Most

5 October 2024 12:22am

Thank you for confirming, Vance! I will check out environmentjob.co.uk!

The weird bit about LinkedIn is that I ran into two opportunities posted by someone that I could respond to with an offer. Which is of course nice, but also very much dependent on coincidence, having a broad enough network, and of course endless  browsing.

I noticed that LinkedIn currently has a selection of 'requests for work'. Haven't checked it out though because it requires a premium account. Guess, I will take the free temporary upgrade.

Szilvia Szilagyi

7 October 2024 10:58am

I started my own drone consultancy in 2022, included in wide support about drones usage in nature protection from A- till Z, however there are not as many GIS jobs in Central European Countries compare with UK or US. 

My startup still exists but without funding. 

 

Frank van der Most

7 October 2024 11:47pm

Hej Szilvia!

What an interesting story, especially in light recent questions popping up on business models for nature conservation enterprises!

So, how or where do you find commissions for your drone and geospatial consultancies in nature conservation? 

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Latin America Community Announcement: Introducing a New Group and Its Leaders // Anuncio de la Comunidad Latinoamericana: Presentación de un Nuevo Grupo y sus Líderes // Apresentamos o grupo da Comunidade Latinoamericana

Juan Sebastián Ulloa and 1 more

27 September 2024 6:16pm

We are thrilled to start a brand new group, the Latin America Community, and introduce the new Group Leaders for the 2024-2025 term: Vanesa Reyes and Juan Sebastián Ulloa Chacón. // Estamos muy contentos de iniciar un...

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Frank van der Most

15 October 2024 1:01am

Did you add the Portuguese later on, or did I overlook it?
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The Boring Fund: Origin Story

Stephanie O'Donnell

26 September 2024 11:37am

The story of the Boring Fund and why we're so excited to have it out in the world 🚀

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Jamie Macaulay

7 October 2024 5:31pm

Thanks Stephanie for the article. Great background and what a brilliant idea (and name) - well done everyone involved! Within academia and I'm pretty sure most other places, it's...
Talia Speaker

18 December 2024 1:20am

A lovely article just out from Tom Steinberg at Modern Grantmaking covering the Boring Fund and encouraging funders to consider the importance of this type of support. Love the...
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Catch up with The Variety Hour: September 2024

Alex Rood

24 September 2024 4:53pm

You’re invited to the WILDLABS Variety Hour, a monthly event that connects you to conservation tech's most exciting projects, research, and ideas. We can't wait to bring you a whole new season of speakers and...

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Dan Morris

27 September 2024 8:35pm

I'm going to miss my first Variety Hour in like forever, so can I log my guesses for the Variety Hour Quiz now, even before I know what the quiz is?  My guesses are:SlothRF...
Dan Morris

27 September 2024 8:35pm

[For some reason my previous very important comment got posted twice, and there doesn't appear to be a "delete" button, so I'm replacing the second copy with this.]
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What would you do with a $100.000.000 grant?

Frank van der Most

18 September 2024 2:56pm

It sounds crazy, right? I mean, who would even give that amount away for one grant?But just imagine what you could do with that! An opportunity to think big about your nature...

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Frank van der Most

19 September 2024 7:06pm

For what it's worth coming from a non-expert, it sounds interesting and impressive to me. Does it mean that to adapt one native crop, complete domestication and get it to market, would take 100/12 ≈ 8 million dollars?

Would you consider applying for a grant like this?

Peter Apps

20 September 2024 2:14pm

"real and measurable progress" - so no blue-sky, no envelope-pushing, no dispruption ?

Frank van der Most

22 September 2024 5:39pm

I don't know.  From the same quote I would highlight the word 'promises'. One can promise a rocket to the moon. It's not likely to happen but if it does it would be 'real and measurable'. So perhaps you should dig deeper.

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What do you want to find in the Funding and Finance group?

Frank van der Most

28 August 2024 3:51pm

The WILDLABS Funding and Finance group is now live at https://wildlabs.net/groups/funding-and-finance. We have started publishing funding opportunities here, and we...

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Peter Apps

20 September 2024 2:27pm

A filter or flag for funders that want innovation rather than implementation, and that are willing to take short-term risk for long-term benefit. Also, those whose fuding/investment cycles last longer than the average Postgrad project.

Frank van der Most

22 September 2024 5:10pm

Hi Arthur,

Thanks for adding your point. As you may have noticed we recently published a post on basic funding opportunities, but I think much of it does not apply to you, because in a way, you seem to be a service provider to conservation projects. Right?

Assuming for now that I got this right, then it's good to know that we are working on a article about funding opportunities for tech development. To me your question is a question as well. I have a few tentative answers, but I am also curious which ways of funding open source development work and scaling up have been tried and tested. There must be many WILDLABS members that are in a similar position as you and I am guessing that there are some that have solved the problem. It would be a great question to ask and see what people come up with.

How would open source development work be financed in other sectors? You mention that you have a decade of industry experience. How does it work over there?

Frank van der Most

22 September 2024 5:29pm

Hej Peter,

Thanks for your reply. Obviously, I see where your question is coming from, but I don't think we are going to provide a funding database. After all there already are quite a few out there. Have you tried any to find funding sources that are looking for innovation and willing to take short-term risks? In any case, I will keep an eye out and highlight it in a funding post if I run into one.

About the longer funding cycles, that will be a tough one to find for sure. There is a lot of discussion about long-term funding / basic support, but little action. There is One World Together, which started about a year ago. Don't get your hopes up high, because it is not like they have a call for applications. They have picked their partners already and provide a defensive answer to the FAQ question 'How do you pick your partners' 

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GIVEAWAY: Freaklabs Boomboxes

Asia Murphy

14 September 2024 9:49pm

Hey all! Black Mammalogists Week is giving away two sets of 5 Boomboxes from Freaklabs. BoomBox is an open source device that attaches to a camera trap (or trailcam) to...

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Asia Murphy

20 September 2024 6:30pm

Just a reminder that this giveaway is ending TOMORROW (SATURDAY) at 5pm PST!

There are people in this community who need (or know someone who needs) some FREE ABRs to connect to their camera traps! Used for research or for human-wildlife conflict needs! Share with your network!

Check out other uses and learn more about them from our Monday Tech Panel: 

To enter this giveaway:

Just tell us what you would do with 5 Boomboxes below! AND

If you have a twitter, bluesky, instagram, or threads account, please follow us and tell us on there!

Asia Murphy

22 September 2024 1:26am

We've drawn the winners of the 2 sets of 5 Freaklabs BoomBoxes and they are twitter's Xim_Neri and MustelidMay!

Thank you to those who entered the random drawing from this site!

Akiba

22 September 2024 3:33pm

Yay! Congratulations! Feel free to reach out to us either here or at the FreakLabs website if you have any questions on usage and operation :)

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Design-led innovation for nature

Catherine Greene

20 September 2024 2:24pm

How can space-enabled data and services be translated into information that is trusted and actionable, fuelling responsible behaviours towards nature? A new programme where SMEs will be paired with design consultancies...

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Looking to understand SMART 

Loveness L Mutungi

31 July 2024 7:06pm

Hi all, i am looking for your help in understanding how SMART is used in combating poaching and enhance law effectiveness within conservation areas and management zones. Thank you.

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Richard Bergl

9 August 2024 1:30pm

In addition to the suggestions already listed, I'd recommend engaging with the SMART Community Forum:

 

There are also many peer reviewed papers on the topic, for example:

Read "Conservation Technology - Google Books" on Google Books

Conservation Technology - Google Books

The global loss of biodiversity is occurring at an unprecedented pace. Despite the considerable effort devoted to conservation science and management, we still lack even the most basic data on the distribution and density of the majority of plant and animal species, which in turn hampers our efforts to study changes over time. In addition, we often lack behavioural data from the very animals most influenced by environmental changes; this is largely due to the financial and logistical limitations associated with gathering scientific data on species that are cryptic, widely distributed, range over large areas, or negatively influenced by human presence. To overcome these limitations, conservationists are increasingly employing technology to facilitate such data collection. Innovative solutions have been driven by dramatic advances in the conservation-technology interface. The use of camera traps, acoustic sensors, satellite data, drones, and computer algorithms to analyse the large datasets collected are all becoming increasingly widespread. Although specialist books are available on some of these individual technologies, this is the first comprehensive text to describe the breadth of available technology for conservation and to evaluate its varied applications, bringing together a team of international experts using a diverse range of approaches. Conservation Technology is suitable for graduate level students, professional researchers, practitioners and field managers in the fields of ecology and conservation biology.

Google Books

 

http://www.primate-sg.org/storage/pdf/VJP_3_4_pp59-68.pdf

Read "Willingness to Adopt the Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool (SMART): The Case of Ugalla Game Reserve, Tanzania. | EBSCOhost" on

Willingness to Adopt the Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool (SMART): The Case of Ugalla Game Reserve, Tanzania. | EBSCOhost

Discover this 2021 paper in Journal of Education, Humanities & Sciences (JEHS) by Magige, Flora John; Nahonyo, Cuthbert L.; Wilfred, Paulo; et. al. focusing on: TANZANIA; PROTECTED areas; EMPLOYEE training; HUMAN resources departments; LAW enforcement; GAMES

Read "Asia-Pacific Forest Sector Outlook: Innovative forestry for a sustainable ... - Pingault, N., Roshetko, J.M., Meybeck, A. (eds.) - Google Books" on Google Books

Asia-Pacific Forest Sector Outlook: Innovative forestry for a sustainable ... - Pingault, N., Roshetko, J.M., Meybeck, A. (eds.) - Google Books

Young students and people, formally or informally engaged in the forest sector, will be the guardians and managers of tomorrow’s forests. Technology savvy, the youth can play an instrumental role in the uptake and scaling-up of innovative technologies (whether digital technologies, biological technologies, technical innovations on processes and products, or innovative finance and social innovations), able to advance sustainable development in the forest sector in the region. Young people can bring in the innovation debate forward-looking perspectives and out-of-the-box thinking. This is why FAO and CIFOR/FTA decided to strengthen their voice in the debate, relaying their experiences and propositions for sustainable innovation in the forest sector. This FAO and CIFOR co-publication gathers 13 youth contributions, carefully selected. These contributions illustrate, in various contexts, the potential of innovative technologies to advance sustainable forestry and sustainable forest management in the Asia-Pacific region.

Google Books
Arky

26 August 2024 10:42am

Have you looked at some of the case studies published on SMART website. Also SMART webinars on Youtube could also interesting to understand the software. 

 

Also recommend looking at  SMART alternative  EarthRanger which is far more simpler than SMART.

 

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The Boring Fund: Further Information

Adrien Pajot

16 September 2024 5:21pm

More information for those interested in applying for The Boring Fund, supporting up to 10 projects with $50,000. Read carefully ahead of submitting your proposal! Applications close on 9 October, 2024.

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The Boring Fund 2024

Adrien Pajot

16 September 2024 5:00pm

The Boring Fund supports the essential but overlooked aspects of conservation technology. With the support of Arm, $50,000 in grants will go to critical, foundational activities that will help build a more resilient and...

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