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Introduction: Tackling the Environmental Challenges of the 21st Century

August 10, 2021 / No Comments

Our planet is changing rapidly, and we are seeing the impacts of human behavior and consumption on every corner of the globe. At the same time, new technologies and approaches have emerged that allow us to tackle these problems in revolutionary ways. In the first module, we gain an overview of what is driving the climate and extinction crises. We will explore the grand challenges of conservation — and what we know so far about what works (or doesn’t) in this field.  

Technology for Environmental Impact

April 24, 2021 / No Comments

Technology today has more potential than ever to tackle our urgent environmental challenges. Advances in processing power and data resolution allow us to digest far more data than ever before; at the same time, innovations in global connectivity and data collection allow us to capture unimaginably large amounts of data, and are changing our definition of what a scientist is. It’s an incredibly exciting time to be in the field, but at the same time, tech interventions can — and have — caused incredible amounts of harm. They take thoughtful planning and monitoring to be implemented successfully.
It’s time to disrupt the way we view conservation, and the solutions possible. Conservationists can be technology leaders—and, in fact, they need to be tech leaders to tackle the growing sophistication of threats to nature.