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:
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WILDLABS & World Wide Fund for Nature/ World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
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Soil science, droughts effect of poverty, human rights advocate, wage equality in Europe, Drones in Digital Education




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Wildlife biologist

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NatureHelm empowers businesses to proactively manage nature-related risks and opportunities across their operations and value chains. We provide a cutting-edge platform that transforms complex, fragmented biodiversity data into clear, site-specific insights.

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I’ve led IoT and edge computing innovation across the private sector—advancing smarter, more sustainable industrial and automotive systems. Now, I’m applying those same technologies to conservation, accelerating impactful solutions where tech meets ecology
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Worked as a mechanical engineer for a defence co, then software engineer, then for a research lab specialising in underwater robotics.



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Conservation biologist in the Daintree World Heritage lowland rainforest. We operate a small but well equipped field research station at Cape Tribulation, Far North Queensland. So many projects, so few people!
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Aarhus University
Biologist and Research Technician working with ecosystem monitoring and research at Zackenberg Research Station in Greenland





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University of Granada
Computer Scientist. Postdoc in Machine learning and Multimodal data processing.

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Daniel Nyukuri Kwoba is a Kenyan professional currently serving as an Assistant Chief Laboratory Technologist in the Department of Public Health, Pharmacology, and Toxicology at the University of Nairobi.
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3point.xyz
Over 35 years of experience in biodiversity conservation worldwide, largely focused on forests, rewilding and conservation technology. I run my own business assisting nonprofits and agencies in the conservation community



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We are thrilled to welcome two new Group Leaders, Catherine Njore (Kenya) and Agriphina Cletus (Tanzania), to our East Africa Community! For the next year, they’ll help curate resources and engagement activities to grow...
24 July 2024
Participate in our annual #Tech4Wildlife Photo Challenge from August 5 to 9 by sharing photos and videos of how you use technology in your conservation work.
22 July 2024
I am excited to share a new milestone that I have been working on that seeks to address a critical public health and safety issue: The impact of the recent El Nino heavy rains on public toilets. I am introducing Toilet...
22 July 2024
WILDLABS is looking for proposals from experienced developers, ideally proficient in Drupal technology, to enhance access to learning materials and resources on our current platform.
18 July 2024
WILDLABS is partnering with FLIR to give away a FLIR ONE Edge Pro to 5 community members.
26 June 2024
The Future for Nature award for young conservationists for projects focusing on the protection of wild species.
19 June 2024
The AI for Climate and Nature Grand Challenge initiative from the Bezos Earth Fund has opened a call for proposals for "exploring new ideas for multiplying the impact of climate and nature efforts using modern AI"
12 June 2024
Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation opened its 2024 call for project proposals. The call mentions no maximum limit nor a deadline for applications.
5 June 2024
The United Kingdom's International Science Partnerships Fund has opened a call for proposals for international research collaborations.
5 June 2024
The International Climate initiative, opened a call for €20-25M projects. It will fund one project in this call with relevance for landscape restoration.
5 June 2024
WildLabs will soon launch a 'Funding and Finance' group. What would be your wish list for such a group? Would you be interested in co-managing or otherwise helping out?
5 June 2024
The Fonseca Species Conservation Fund supports early career conservationists working on projects regarding threatened amphibians, freshwater fish, primates, small mammals, tortoises and freshwater turtles 'in urgent...
29 May 2024
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Hi everyone,So excited to be here. Based in Vienna Austria and working as a Founder for Stop The Desert, assisting farmers who need training and funds to transition to... |
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Community Base | 12 hours 37 minutes ago | |
This is wonderful, thanks for sharing! |
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Community Base, Early Career, Human-Wildlife Coexistence, Women in Conservation Tech Programme (WiCT) | 11 hours 15 minutes ago | |
Thanks Frank. |
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Funding and Finance, Community Base | 12 hours 54 minutes ago | |
Hello HenryCan someone submit more than one application with different ideas? |
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How to submit a proposal for the Boring Fund on the Platform ? |
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Interesting way to get community members contributing to the platform, to learn and share knowledge on GIS-Based conservation |
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Community Base | 5 days 23 hours ago | |
Would love to collaborate on this we are curently building agents for conservation Kind regardsOlivier |
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AI for Conservation, Community Base | 1 week 6 days ago | |
...one of @jared ;) ...I think there are a few biz dev users from other legacy manuf., but yeah, they are not active. |
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Community Base | 2 weeks 1 day ago | |
Hello Youssef,Yes, let's keep contact. I'm currently looking for good conferences to publish my work, if you are aware of something, please let me know. |
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AI for Conservation, Community Base | 3 weeks 6 days ago | |
I thought you might find this model of connecting tech start-ups and developers to end users through Innovation Groups interesting and... |
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Support the Cartographer Cause! Hi there,I am on a mission to empower children and communities through maps, GIS — helping people better... |
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Climate Change, Community Base, Conservation Tech Training and Education, East Africa Community, Geospatial | 1 month 2 weeks ago | |
Thank you for your reply, ChadI meant 10 as a whole, indeed. Perhaps you see your post in one group, but since it is tagged for all groups, I assumed you meant 10 in total.In your... |
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Acoustics, AI for Conservation, Animal Movement, Camera Traps, Citizen Science, Climate Change, Community Base, Connectivity, Drones, eDNA & Genomics, Emerging Tech, Funding and Finance, Geospatial, Human-Wildlife Coexistence, Software Development, Wildlife Crime | 1 month 3 weeks ago |
Looking to understand SMART
31 July 2024 7:06pm
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.
EarthRanger: Protecting Wildlife With Real-Time Data
EarthRanger: Protecting Wildlife With Real-Time Data
18 September 2024 10:52am
Hi loveness
Comprehending the given answers, I hope this link will help you understand more about SMART. its contain courses of SMART training
https://smart.campusuci2.com/course/index.php?categoryid=5
Thanks
PANGEA Workshop
The Boring Fund 2024: Further Information
16 September 2024 5:21pm
The Boring Fund 2024
16 September 2024 5:00pm
7th International Training on Ecohydrology in Tanzania
14 September 2024 6:55pm
Black Mammalogists Week 2024: September 15th - 21st
10 September 2024 6:57pm
Seeking Internship/Volunteer Opportunity in Human-Wildlife Interaction
25 August 2024 10:08pm
30 August 2024 8:46pm
Thank you so much CathyNj
4 September 2024 11:19pm
Dear Alex Rood,
Thank you so much for the advice. I’ll make sure to regularly check the career openings on resources page. I appreciate your support.
Effect of Climatic change on Animals "LIONS🦁"
29 August 2024 5:12pm
30 August 2024 9:27pm
Hello Nora.
Hope the information below will be usefull.
Climate change impacts lions’ physiology by causing extreme heat stress, which can lead to dehydration, impaired metabolism, and overall health issues. Reproductive physiology is affected as heat stress may reduce fertility and impact pregnancy and cub survival. Lions' immune systems can weaken due to increased disease risk, while behavioral changes, such as becoming more nocturnal to avoid heat, can affect their energy and nutrition. Additionally, reduced prey availability due to climate change can lead to malnutrition and poor body condition.
And in the side of young male and female, young male lions are particularly vulnerable as their higher energy expenditure and roaming behavior expose them to greater risks from climate impacts, including decreased prey and water availability. In contrast, young female lions face challenges related to reproductive health and cub survival. While both sexes are affected, young males are more prone to the negative effects due to their solitary lifestyle and increased conflict risks.
3 September 2024 12:13am
Hello Nora,
I hope the link below can provide you with some information.
Funding and Finance Announcement: Introducing a New Group and Its Leaders

28 August 2024 9:12pm
How to Get Started in the WILDLABS Community: First 5 Steps
28 August 2024 9:30am
CORDAP opens call for innovative projects (<$1.5M) on coral conservation and restoration
26 August 2024 6:01pm
WILDLABS Virtual Meetup: Bioacoustics Policy Integration and Scientific Impact
22 August 2024 7:57pm
WILDLABS Virtual Meetup: Bioacoustics Data Analysis and AI
22 August 2024 7:22pm
Movement Ecology Internship at Osa Conservation's field station
22 August 2024 7:15pm
Geospatial Announcement: Introducing New Geospatial Group Leaders

22 August 2024 6:31pm
23 August 2024 1:09pm
WWF-New Zealand calls for community education and conservation projects (<NZ$15K)
22 August 2024 5:46pm
WILDLABS Virtual Meetup: Bioacoustics Data Networks and Platforms
22 August 2024 5:45pm
WILDLABS Virtual Meetup: Bioacoustics Hardware Innovation
22 August 2024 5:25pm
You're Invited to the East Africa Community Connect!

22 August 2024 11:00am
WILDLABS Conservation Tech Meetup, Cambridge Autumn 2024
21 August 2024 12:34pm
Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund (GBP 20,000 - 1,500,000)
20 August 2024 3:47pm
Catch up with The Variety Hour: August 2024
20 August 2024 12:58pm
Community Choice Award Winners: 2024 #Tech4Wildlife Photo Challenge
15 August 2024 2:41am
Q&A - Request for Tender: Improving Access to Learning and Resources on WILDLABS.NET
25 July 2024 2:47pm
14 August 2024 3:32pm
Answer: We envision this functionality at a basic level allowing members to click a button to mark their courses or lessons as complete, and some way for members to track their course progress on their account (as outlined in 1.11). However if there is scope for smarter triggering of course completion within the budget we are open to exploring adding that.
14 August 2024 3:32pm
Question: For point 1.3 you mention a "Q&A system". Are the messages sent between the member and course instructors public to all users, public to other members, or completely private?
14 August 2024 3:32pm
Answer: We envision this Q&A functionality to be a similar format to the existing discussion post comments. We are open to discussing whether these are visible to all members or just those that are enrolled in the course. We don’t believe these should be private though, because our site already has functionality to private message an instructor through their member account.
East Africa Community Connect: August
14 August 2024 11:13am
Roddenberry Catalyst Grant (<$15,000)
13 August 2024 1:36pm
9 August 2024 1:30pm
In addition to the suggestions already listed, I'd recommend engaging with the SMART Community Forum:
Community Forum
There are also many peer reviewed papers on the topic, for example:
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.
http://www.primate-sg.org/storage/pdf/VJP_3_4_pp59-68.pdf
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
Law Enforcement for Wildlife Conservation (Chapter 2) - Artificial Intelligence and Conservation
Artificial Intelligence and Conservation - March 2019
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.