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While there is a wealth of spatial data and tools available to support forest protection, these resources often remain inaccessible to the communities that need them most. To bridge that gap, Conservation Metrics, along with UNDP, the Equator Initiative, NASA, Nature4Climate, Awana Digital, Rainforest Foundation US and Global Forest Watch, developed an online, self-paced certificate course to equip Indigenous and frontline communities with foundational knowledge and practical skills to map, monitor, and manage their forests.

The vulnerable California red-legged frog faces pressure from farmers who need their breeding grounds to irrigate crops. Conservation Metrics, is using machine learning technology to better identify the frogs’ habitats and flag them for protection.

Counting elephants helps scientists know where and when they’re being killed. Despite elephants’ massive size, they are hard to spot in the rainforest.

On the mountainous island of Kauai, elusive shearwaters and petrels burrow deep in the forested terrain. Saving them requires a radical effort, led by a man who is no less extreme.

Faced with mountains of image and audio data, researchers are turning to artificial intelligence to answer pressing ecological questions.

Thought to be extinct on the Hawaiian Island for centuries, Newell’s Shearwaters and Hawaiian Petrels were found using acoustic monitoring.

Acoustic monitoring combined with powerful machine learning is giving researchers new insights into the elusive Ashy Storm-Petrel. It’s just one way that artificial intelligence can tackle pressing conservation challenges.