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Citizen Science

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Can RGB drone data & Machine Learning be of value in Conservation?

Anyone can become a citizen scientist - even experts! If you're excited about exploring new areas of conservation tech, contributing to projects, or developing and launching your own citizen science projects or apps, this is the group for you.

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Can/Should UAVs Be The Answer To Urbanisation & Wildlife Conflicts

Over the years, a large number of developments have gone up in the area that I live in and the municipality is not doing what they should when it comes to upholding the laws that have been put in place to protect the wildlife in this protected paradise. Is anyone else around the world facing this in their communities? Can/should drones and open source software be the answer to better monitoring of construction companies that are in breach of wildlife regulations? I would like to get others thoughts on this subject as it can be complicated. GeoWing Academy has been using drones and opensource software to monitor some of the changes and damages to the environment to illustrate the issues to the local municipality and government. There is a PDF version of the article attached should the images in the article not be visible

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Software Development

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Overview of Image Analysis and Visualization from Camera traps

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.

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Nature Tech for Biodiversity Sector Map launched!

Conservation International is proud to announce the launch of the Nature Tech for Biodiversity Sector Map, developed in partnership with the Nature Tech Collective!

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Funding and Finance

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From Field to Funder: How to communicate impact?

The number one problem in nature conservation is the need for more money or access to funding. This group aims to help all WILDLABS community members with funding and financing their projects. The group is called Funding and Finance to draw attention to the possibilities of funding (i.e., grants, awards, and other gifts) and finance (loans and venture capital investment in nature conservation projects and start-ups). These topics should be seen in their wider contexts, including that of a project or organisation’s income or business model.

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Brokering finance deals to fund nature restoration with Rob Gardner

This is the title of an episode of Ben Goldsmith's 'Rewilding the World' podcast series. I have been wondering for a while, how is it done? Here is a crystal clear outline.

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Ethics of Conservation Tech

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Beyond the Tech Hype / Más Allá del Hype Tecnológico

Over the last few years the conservation movement has been enthusiastically deploying new technologies that make it possible to observe and protect the natural world in ways once unimaginable. But are there any potential risks we need to consider as we deploy the new, exciting technologies?

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New WILDLABS Funding & Finance group

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?

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Emerging Tech

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Documentary on Conservation

Technology is changing and evolving faster than ever, and as it does, our community members are looking for the next big thing to revolutionize their conservation tech work. To chat about your favorite new tools that are just emerging in the field and discover innovations you haven't yet heard of, join this group!

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Nature Tech for Biodiversity Sector Map launched!

Conservation International is proud to announce the launch of the Nature Tech for Biodiversity Sector Map, developed in partnership with the Nature Tech Collective!

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Data management and processing tools

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Overview of Image Analysis and Visualization from Camera traps

Conservation tech work doesn't stop after data is collected in the field. Equally as important to success is navigating data management and processing tools. For the many community members who deal with enormous datasets, this group will be an invaluable resource to trade advice, discuss workflows and tools, and share what works for you.

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HawkEars: a high-performance bird sound classifier for Canada

HawkEars is a deep learning model designed specifically to recognize the calls of 328 Canadian bird species and 13 amphibians.

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Conservation Tech Training and Education

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Can RGB drone data & Machine Learning be of value in Conservation?

There are educators everywhere working to teach and train the next generation of sustainability minded students. Whether in formal settings (K-12, undergraduate, graduate) settings or informally as science communication now it is more important than ever to work towards advancing Conservation Tech education. By working on interdisciplinary teams we can help develop teaching and training tools to help expand the field of Conservation Technology creation.

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What Are Innovative Technologies, and Why Should Conservationists Care?

Conservationists use tools like drones, satellites, and camera traps to monitor ecosystems and scale their impact. But new challenges like transparency, funding gaps, and engagement remain. Web 3.0 technologies offer solutions, but adoption can be complex. Understanding their benefits and barriers is key.

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AI for Conservation

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Documentary on Conservation

Artificial intelligence is increasingly being used in the field to analyse information collected by wildlife conservationists, from camera trap and satellite images to audio recordings. AI can learn how to identify which photos out of thousands contain rare species; or pinpoint an animal call out of hours of field recordings - hugely reducing the manual labour required to collect vital conservation data.

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HawkEars: a high-performance bird sound classifier for Canada

HawkEars is a deep learning model designed specifically to recognize the calls of 328 Canadian bird species and 13 amphibians.

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Camera Trapping for Conservation

Whys and Hows of Camera trapping

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Introduction to Conservation Technology

Innovation meets collaboration: The origin and future of conservation tech

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Environmental DNA for Terrestrial Vertebrate Conservation

Is eDNA right for me?

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