Channel: Biodiversity & Conservation Archives - Page 2 of 3

Aerial view of pilot site — wooded central area and residential surrounds, with red and green graphic overlay to indicate source of fire alert.

December 20, 2023 Jim McClelland

Ultra-early wildfire detection raises pilot-site alarm

News: Wildfire detection happened within minutes at a site in Lebanon, thanks to a solar-powered mesh network, plus AI and machine learning.

Visual of satellite orbiting high above the Earth, clouds and sea below.

November 1, 2023 Jim McClelland

Space satellites launch to detect ‘dark ships’

News: Designed to detect dark ships and illegal activity, two new space satellites are set to launch, helping safeguard marine environments.

Close-up of mangrove seedlings showing stems and leaves.

July 26, 2023 Jim McClelland

Nursery to help plant 50 million mangrove trees

News: Regenerative tourism developer opens first seedlings nursery project, as part of plan to plant 50 million mangrove trees by 2030.

Person in climbing gear holding blue 'Carry me back' bag in front of them.

June 27, 2023 Jim McClelland

Crowdsourcing waste clean-up on Mount Everest

News: With 200 tonnes of waste left around Mount Everest every year, a local clean-up initiative is crowdsourcing its removal in 1kg bags.

April 20, 2022 Jim McClelland

Reforestation grows towards goal of 100M trees

News: Reforestation initiative adds 15 new projects worldwide to help accelerate progress towards global goal of restoring 100 million trees.

Bright red cross drawn over cut leaf on stone, covered in rain droplets.

January 24, 2022 Jim McClelland

Biodiversity risk not on business radar

What is the big risk not yet on the business radar, that is actually the one to watch? Begin your business plan for biodiversity, today!

September 16, 2021 Jim McClelland

Winners of the BIG Biodiversity Challenge Awards 2021

News: Winners have been announced for the 2021 BIG Biodiversity Challenge Awards, celebrating the ethos to ‘Do One Thing’ for #biodiversity.

October 8, 2020 Jim McClelland

Lost is found in fight to tackle ocean plastic

News: Innovative new item-finder design helps tackle the millions of metric tons of ocean plastic entering marine environments.

Marine debris that was washed ashore covers a beach on Laysan Island in the Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge. (Susan White/USFWS)

July 16, 2020 Jim McClelland

Half million people petition Amazon to offer plastic-free packaging

News: Survey of Amazon customers in UK, US and Canada flags fears about plastic pollution, as 500,000+ people sign petition for plastic-free packaging.

June 3, 2020 Jim McClelland

Football pitch of rainforest lost every 6 seconds

News: In 2019, the Earth lost 3.8 million hectares of primary forest — equivalent to one football pitch of rainforest gone every six seconds.

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