Group curators
Margaux Armfield
Wildlife Protection Solutions (WPS)
Matt Morrissette
Wildlife Protection Solutions (WPS)
Software plays an increasingly vital role in conservation, helping to protect and manage biodiversity through innovative technological solutions. It also facilitates collaboration among researchers, local communities, and governments, empowering them to develop sustainable conservation strategies. However, many of us working in conservation tech don't have the benefit of a large team of software experts to collaborate with or bounce ideas off of. We aim to change that.
This group is for anyone interested in applying software to conservation and wildlife research. Whether you're a developer eager to contribute to conservation or a newbie with valuable data and ideas but limited software experience, this group connects people with diverse expertise. It provides a space for asking questions, sharing resources, and staying informed about new technologies and best practices. We are also committed to supporting technologists and conservationists from the Global South, ensuring that everyone has access to the tools, knowledge, and opportunities to contribute meaningfully.
Our goal is to foster collaboration and avoid "reinventing the wheel" by sharing solutions, whether it's an application, design approach, or a simple script. We also aim to lower barriers to entry by offering mentorship and guidance and providing feedback on technical ideas. This supportive community is a place to learn, connect, and contribute to the advancement of conservation through software. Whether you're looking for software and mobile app developers to help you with your conservation tech needs, have questions about development, are looking for resources, or would like to share your own app, software, or gaming tools, this is the group for you!
Resources
Header photo: Trevor Hebert
Group curators
Wildlife Protection Solutions (WPS)
Software Engineer in Conservation Tech
- 2 Resources
- 15 Discussions
- 10 Groups
Wildlife Protection Solutions (WPS)
Director of Technology at Wildlife Protection Solutions. Primarily focuses on leveraging machine learning and advanced data analytics to combat poaching, monitor biodiversity, and predict environmental threats.
- 0 Resources
- 1 Discussions
- 5 Groups
No showcases have been added to this group yet.
Zoological Society London (ZSL)
- 0 Resources
- 2 Discussions
- 2 Groups
Wildlife Logistics
Ecologist / Business Management
- 0 Resources
- 0 Discussions
- 11 Groups
Leveraging big data to solve hard, open ended and socially impactful problems| Ex - Palantir
- 0 Resources
- 0 Discussions
- 14 Groups
- @shahselbe
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Conservify
Conservation Technologist, National Geographic Explorer, and Founder of Conservify and FieldKit
- 0 Resources
- 5 Discussions
- 18 Groups
Fauna & Flora
Senior Technical Specialist, Wildlife Trade
- 0 Resources
- 9 Discussions
- 9 Groups
- 0 Resources
- 0 Discussions
- 7 Groups
Startup CTO
- 0 Resources
- 1 Discussions
- 1 Groups
- @ajbater
- | She/her
Software developer here to learn how technology can help conservation
- 0 Resources
- 0 Discussions
- 6 Groups
Australian National University (ANU)
- 0 Resources
- 0 Discussions
- 4 Groups
soundscape analysis, bioacoustic, Ornithologist, Birdwatcher, Wildlife photographer, Graduated in Environmental Studies,Ecotour guide
- 1 Resources
- 0 Discussions
- 3 Groups
I represent the French company BLUSPARK in Brasil, which aims at optimizing natural areas's managment through digital platform/app that connect communities and enhance collective awareness of the daily issues at stake in the areas.
- 0 Resources
- 1 Discussions
- 6 Groups
- 0 Resources
- 0 Discussions
- 11 Groups
Article
The 2020 Arm Research Summit is accepting submissions from all research disciplines focusing on the role of technology in solving global challenges. Submissions should reflect the potential of sustainable, secure, and...
24 April 2020
Article
WILDLABS Tech Hub: WWF PandaSat
WILDLABS Team
At the 2018 London Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference, we announced the WILDLABS Tech Hub, an accelerator programme created to support the development and scaling of groundbreaking technological solutions addressing the ...
13 April 2020
Article
WILDLABS Tech Hub: Poreprint
WILDLABS Team
At the 2018 London Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference, we announced the WILDLABS Tech Hub, an accelerator program created to support the development and scaling of groundbreaking technological solutions addressing the ...
26 March 2020
Community Announcement
Our first-ever WILDLABS virtual workshop about maximizing engagement and productivity in virtual events is now available to watch. We started by sharing lessons learned from the process we've developed for our Virtual...
18 March 2020
Article
Trapped inside during the COVID-19 quarantine and looking to engage with conservation science without leaving your desk? Citizen science projects like those on Zooniverse offer a great opportunity to impact scientific...
18 March 2020
Article
Machine learning is rapidly expanding as a useful field research tool, but its complexity can intimidate even seasoned tech conservationists. Edge Impulse aims to make machine learning solutions accessible,...
16 March 2020
Article
#Tech4Wildlife 2020 Photo Challenge In Review
WILDLABS Team
2020 marked our fifth year holding our annual #Tech4Wildlife Photo Challenge, and our community made it a milestone to remember. Conservationists took to Twitter last week to share their best high-tech snapshots from...
4 March 2020
The Esri Conservation Program is now accepting applications for grant assistance to access its ArcGIS Solutions for Protected Area Management Application. This system provides access to a suite of both mobile and web...
4 March 2020
Funding
Competition: Plastic Data Challenge
Ellie Warren
Are you ready for the Plastic Data Challenge? This global contest wants your innovative ideas for improving the plastic waste management and recycling chain in South and Southeast Asia. Participants can consider...
3 March 2020
Funding
Competition: The Artisanal Mining Grand Challenge
Conservation X Labs
Conservation X Labs welcomes you to enter the Artisanal Mining Grand Challenge, a competition aimed at finding new and innovative solutions to the environmental problems caused by mining operations. This competition...
26 February 2020
Article
Technology is rapidly changing the way communities monitor wildlife movement and prevent or mitigate human-wildlife conflict. This case study from Appiko delves into field testing of the open source sensor warning...
25 February 2020
Funding
Applications are now open for a second round of the £10 million UK Seafood Innovation Fund to transform the future landscape of the seafood industry.
11 February 2020
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Brigitta Keeves
March 2020
April 2019
December 2018
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| Hi, thanks jval and smarye for your ideas, I will look into it. |
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Software Development | 7 years 11 months ago | |
| Hi Kate, At ZSL, we're continuing to work with the WildTrack team on their solution - now named SmartSkout. We've just had an article published on the Guardian... |
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Software Development | 7 years 11 months ago | |
| Dear Colleagues, The SMART Partnership, in collaboration with Flora & Fauna International and WCS Belize, is organizing and/or... |
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Software Development, Latin America Community | 7 years 11 months ago | |
| Thanks for all the interest everyone! My colleague Jaymie and I are so excited that people are checking out our game. Let us know if you have any questions or suggestions! |
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Software Development | 8 years ago | |
| Hi Fleur, I see now that the Merlin App bird packs are limited to North America. You could certainly contact the Cornell University Lab of Ornitology (http://www.birds.cornell.... |
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Software Development | 8 years ago | |
| Thanks for sharing this, Drew! We have a number of SMART focused case studies and articles in our Resources area that might also be worth checking out if you're considering... |
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Software Development | 8 years ago | |
| Hello Baker, What kind of website you are trying to create? Like do you just want to share research data to those organizations or is it just to share reports (as in... |
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Software Development | 8 years 1 month ago | |
| This might be of interest - in collaboration with ZSL, the Extreme Citizen Science group at UCL have been deploying tools in Cameroon to... |
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Software Development | 8 years 1 month ago | |
| Hello WILDLABS Community! Have you thought about creating your own mobile mapping app? Not quite sure where to start? Looking... |
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Software Development | 8 years 1 month ago | |
| This upcoming conference might be of interest: By the end of this intensive 4-day conference for women and non-binary people in... |
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Software Development | 8 years 2 months ago | |
| Hi Steph, Actully, it's my presentation topic in class, Now I don't have a data but have to deliever an information in general. So can I produce depctive data... |
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Software Development | 8 years 4 months ago | |
| Could imagine this might interest some of you: Big Ocean Button Challenge Mobile apps to turn ocean data into the products and... |
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Software Development | 8 years 5 months ago |
