Knowing Nature: New Conservation Technologies and Knowledge Systems to Support the SDGs
This event brought together leading innovators and skilled users to illustrate how new technologies and systems are advancing conservation goals and how future refinements can further enhance their contributions.
Welcome Remarks | Sonia Peña Moreno, Director, International Policy Centre, IUCN
Introductory Remarks | Denis Duclos, Director of International Relations of the National Museum of Natural History, France
Overview | Talia Speaker, Research Lead, WildLabs.Net of WWF
Panel | Moderated by Neville Ash, Director, UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre
Artificial intelligence, machine learning and networked sensors: Dr. Emily Darling, Director of Coral Reefs, WCS
Environmental DNA: Dr. Hal Holmes, Conservation X Labs
Ecosystem restoration drones: Jon Miller, Dendra Systems
Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK): Dr. Zoe Jewell, Co-Founder and President, Wildtrack.org
Lasers and lidar: Zsófia Koma, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam
Tech4Nature: Deviah Aiama, Community Manager, IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas