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Connected Conservation Foundation

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Helping secure and sustain proven digital infrastructure and cutting-edge technology to stop nature loss and build resilient ecosystems and communities.

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Connected Conservation Foundation @connectedcons.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Through our Protected Area Training Programme, supported by @cisco.com, local teams are changing life trajectories and supporting the systems protecting their wildlife. Meet some of them here ⬇️ newsroom.cisco.com/c/r/newsroom... #Tech4Wildlife #ProtectedAreas
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Saving wildlife treasures, with innovation and human skills
Connected Conservation Foundation and Cisco help protect rhinos, elephants, and more. The next phase? Empowering people with education and opportunity.
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Connected Conservation Foundation @connectedcons.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
From 30 cm satellite imagery to real-world conservation action 🛰️ Hear how our partnership with the Airbus Foundation is helping protect Andean bears and desert elephants on the latest Impact Equation podcast open.spotify.com/episode/2luQ...
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Connected Conservation Foundation @connectedcons.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🐻 Where do elusive Andean bears roam, and why? With support from CCF’s geospatial analysis + Airbus Fdn 30cm Pléiades Neo imagery + thousands of GPS locations, Conservación Amazónica is revealing how bears use Peru’s Manu Biosphere Reserve connectedconservation.foundation/ecosystem-in...
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Connected Conservation Foundation @connectedcons.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Conservation technology is advancing fast, and skilled people are needed to keep it running. Hear from Mabel, Duncan & Effort Zivengwa about their experiences at our PAT training, featured in @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Bring on the drones: how a technology revolution is being rolled out across Africa’s nature reserves
As graduates of an online training course gather from across the continent, the consensus is overwhelming: computers and saving animals go together
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Connected Conservation Foundation @connectedcons.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
📣 New job: Programme Coordinator, South Africa Help train, support and empower the next generation of Protected Area Technicians! From supporting online learners to coordinating practical field training, help CCF grow conservation capacity Apply: connectedconservation.foundation/news/join-ou...
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Connected Conservation Foundation @connectedcons.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
93% of Nepal’s greater one-horned rhinos live in Chitwan–Parsa, where invasive plants threaten grasslands. #SatellitesForBiodiversity grantee ZSL used 30cm Airbus imagery + AI + ground data to map Mikania, helping inform grassland management connectedconservation.foundation/ecosystem-in...
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Connected Conservation Foundation @connectedcons.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
🦁 We're Proud to support Uganda Conservation Foundation, helping protect Uganda’s iconic tree-climbing lions using #LoRaWAN tech. With support from partners, real-time monitoring and early warning systems are helping reduce human-lion conflict connectedconservation.foundation/projects/rec...
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Connected Conservation Foundation @connectedcons.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
🦧 Only 800 Tapanuli orangutans remain, all found in North Sumatra’s Batang Toru forests. Alongside the Airbus Foundation, we’re proud to support Yayasan Ekosistem Lestari using 🛰️ 30cm satellite imagery to map forest loss & identify threats. connectedconservation.foundation/projects/def...
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Deforestation Monitoring for Tapanuli Orangutan Habitat, Batang Toru, Indonesia
High-res satellite monitoring and field verification for protecting one of the last forests of the Tapanuli Orangutan
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Connected Conservation Foundation @connectedcons.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Creating new space for rhinos to thrive🦏 At Mpilo Game Reserve, restored farmland is becoming new habitat for Critically Endangered black rhinos. Alongside WildlifeACT, @cisco.com & Actility we're proud to support with a #LoRaWAN network connectedconservation.foundation/projects/sec...
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Securing Mpilo: LoRaWAN for Supporting The Black Rhino Range Expansion Project
Digital infrastructure and support enabling the transformation of farmland into secure rhino rangeland at Mpilo Game Reserve
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duncankanyakera.bsky.social @duncankanyakera.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
As part of the first cohort of this program, I am truly grateful for the opportunity. The knowledge and skills I have gained will stay with me for a lifetime and will continue to make a meaningful impact on my work in conservation. Asante sana, CCF
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Connected Conservation Foundation @connectedcons.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Behind every wildlife sensor, connected protected area and early-warning alert is a technician keeping it all running. 21 early-career Protected Area Technicians from across Africa came together at Lapalala Wilderness to build practical skills and confidence in conservation technology.
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Connected Conservation Foundation @connectedcons.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Meet the winners: connectedconservation.foundation/news/repairi...
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Repairing a planet under pressure: six conservation projects awarded ultra-high-resolution satellite technology to help restore threatened ecosystems
The Connected Conservation Foundation (CCF) and the Airbus Foundation have selected six projects to receive support through the fourth Satellites for Biodiversity Award, giving practitioners access to...
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Connected Conservation Foundation @connectedcons.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Meet the winners of the 2026 Satellites for Biodiversity Award! 🛰️ With the #AirbusFoundation & @esriuk.bsky.social we're supporting projects protecting & recovering wildlife habitats across the globe using ultra-high-resolution satellite imagery + Earth observation tools.
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Connected Conservation Foundation @connectedcons.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
CCF was honoured to attend the United4Wildlife Business Forum during #LondonClimateActionWeek on Monday. We’re grateful to have been part of this landmark gathering and look forward to supporting the next chapter in wildlife and nature protection through partnerships and shared expertise.
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Connected Conservation Foundation @connectedcons.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
“CCF is training us on smart conservation, ensuring tech is reliable, secure & useful on the ground” 🎙️Hear from Zimpark's scholar Nyasha Eric Shenje + CCF’s Carien Soldatos on building the next gen of conservation tech leaders 🎧Listen on BBC Tech at 17:50: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Connected Conservation Foundation @connectedcons.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
🔧🦒 Kicking off the first Protected Area Technology In-field Training Program at Lapalala Wilderness! Over the next two weeks, 22 technicians from across Africa will gain hands-on experience deploying, maintaining and operationalising conservation technology in the field. #Tech4Wildlife
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Connected Conservation Foundation @connectedcons.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
We're proud to continue our partnership with the #AirbusFoundation & field partners, combining satellite imagery, AI + local conservation expertise to protect nature and support communities across the globe. Read the full impact report: mediaassets.airbus.com/pm_38_904_90...
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Connected Conservation Foundation @connectedcons.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
In 3 weeks, we welcome our first Protected Area Technician Scholarship cohort at Lapalala Wilderness🚙 Months of prep for a hands-on program in networking, power systems, radios, wildlife tracking, @earthrangertech.bsky.social & field ops. From trainer kits to field sites, it’s all coming together!
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Connected Conservation Foundation @connectedcons.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Thanks to all who joined our #NatureTechUnconference workshop to explore the Biodiversity Conservation Digital Readiness Assessment toolkit, co-developed with @undp.org Great discussions with tech, policy & nature finance leaders, which we'll incorporate into the next framework iteration.
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Connected Conservation Foundation @connectedcons.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Working with the African Wildlife Foundation & Airbus Foundation, we're proud to pilot the SABEL Scorecard. Using satellite imagery & socio-economic data, SABEL turns complex insights into actionable dashboards, supporting better investment & impact connectedconservation.foundation/projects/pil...
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Piloting The Sabel Scorecard, For Africa’s Biodiversity Economy Landscapes
Scaling monitoring for ecosystem integrity and socio-economic progress
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Connected Conservation Foundation @connectedcons.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Congrats to our first Protected Area Technician Scholarship cohort!🎊 16 African conservation tech pros will embark on a 2-week field training in partnership with Lapalala Wilderness, focused on comms, sensors, wildlife monitoring + field operations connectedconservation.foundation/news/meet-th...
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Connected Conservation Foundation @connectedcons.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
A first-of-its-kind study from Conservacion Amazonica, with help from CCF, has mapped Andean Bear movements in the Peruvian Andes using high-res satellite imagery from @AirbusFdn & AI + GPS collar data. connectedconservation.foundation/ecosystem-in...
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Tracking Andean Bear Movement to Protect Core Habitats in Peru
Integrate high-resolution imagery and GPS collar data to reveal Andean bear behaviour, movement drivers, and human-wildlife conflict hotspots.
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Connected Conservation Foundation @connectedcons.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
New Job Alert 📣 Protected Area Support Technician Could you help keep conservation tech running across Africa’s most critical landscapes? Remote + field travel (Uganda, Kenya, South Africa). ➡️ connectedconservation.foundation/news/join-ou... Deadline: 15 May 2026
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Connected Conservation Foundation @connectedcons.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
#LoRaWAN adoption in conservation is accelerating beyond wildlife tracking. In places like the Sabi Sand Nature Reserve, networks originally used for rhino protection will next support ecological monitoring, insights into species behaviour and early warnings for water systems.
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Connected Conservation Foundation @connectedcons.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Satellites for Biodiversity Award: Selection of Round 4 finalists is in full swing🌍🛰️ Applications from 52 countries, covering 85 species groups & 55 ecosystems—our most competitive year yet. Winners announced in May. A huge thanks to our judges: connectedconservation.foundation/news/meet-th...
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Connected Conservation Foundation @connectedcons.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Please vote! We’ve proposed a session at Nature Tech Unconference 2026: “Scaling Conservation Through Digital Readiness”, focusing on closing critical gaps in digital capacity for biodiversity at scale. 🗳️ Vote by 29 March: airtable.com/app3imIwwXOy...
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Connected Conservation Foundation @connectedcons.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
At #GCTDF2026 in Nairobi, one message stood out: conservation’s future isn’t just tech — it’s equity, inclusion & collaboration. The shift? From tools → systems. Pilots → locally owned solutions. Innovation → real-world impact. What inspired us ⬇️ connectedconservation.foundation/news/takeawa...
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Takeaways from the Kenya Conservation Technology and Drone Conference
We recently joined global partners at the Global Conservation Tech & Drone Forum in Nairobi, Kenya, bringing together practitioners, policymakers and innovators to explore how equity, inclusion an...
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Connected Conservation Foundation @connectedcons.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
At Murchison Falls National Park, a new digital ecosystem of high-capacity Wi-Fi & a #LoRaWAN network + sensors is boosting ranger training, community edu & wildlife protection🐘 With Uganda Conservation Foundation, UWA, @cisco.com, Actility & CCF > connectedconservation.foundation/projects/hol...
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Holistic Digital Ecosystem for Community Education, Ranger Training & Conservation, Murchison Falls, Uganda
Holistic Digital Ecosystem for Community Education, Ranger Training & Conservation, Murchison Falls, Uganda
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Connected Conservation Foundation @connectedcons.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Kenya Pioneers 'Smart Biospheres' with Cooperative, Sovereign #LoRaWAN Infrastructure🦒 Led by Kenya Wildlife Society (KWS)with support from CCF, Actility & Konza, it enables secure, real-time tracking with wildlife data governed in-country🔐 connectedconservation.foundation/news/kenya-p... #GCTDF2026
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Connected Conservation Foundation @connectedcons.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Happy #WorldWildlifeDay from Nairobi! Prof @ErustusKanga says, “Tech succeeds because of people. Policy, people & conservation are now fused to see further, respond faster, decide smarter” We're proud to work with @KWSKenya to build holistic digital systems for conservation🤝
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Connected Conservation Foundation @connectedcons.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Day 1 at the #GCTDF2026🌍 We're thrilled to support the Women in Conservation Forum with a hands-on PAT Taster Session of Collaborating for Conservation – Managing Partnerships. The room was full, the energy high, and the insights inspiring. Thanks for the warm welcome, Nairobi
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Connected Conservation Foundation @connectedcons.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Excited for #GCTDF2026, 2–6 Mar in Nairobi & Konza, Kenya! 🌍Join CCF for hands-on PAT sessions, a panel on #IoT networks in conservation, & a lightning talk on training local teams to amplify impact globally. Register: www.gctdf.org #ConservationTech #TechForNature
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Connected Conservation Foundation @connectedcons.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Is your country digitally ready for biodiversity action? Co-developed with @undp.org, the Biodiversity Conservation Digital Readiness Assessment (BC-DRA) helps countries identify gaps and strengthen digital foundations to deliver the #KMGBF. Learn more: www.undp.org/nature/news/...
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Connected Conservation Foundation @connectedcons.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Thank you, Cisco, for 10 years of partnership for nature conservation through tech! Great to see a full house at our 'Enhancing Conservation with Connectivity & IoT' session exploring how smart networks & real-time data are transforming wildlife protection at #CiscoLive2026
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Connected Conservation Foundation @connectedcons.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
🌍The IUCN GSAP SKILLS Platform is live! A new hub for shared learning in global conservation technology. CCF is proud to contribute #IoT case studies from Africa’s largest IoT-powered wildlife network across 2.8M ha Explore the platform: gsapskills.org/technologies/ #Tech4Species
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Connected Conservation Foundation @connectedcons.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Since launching our Protected Area Technician Training Program in summer 25 with @cisco.com NetAcad + @openuniversity.bsky.social and deploying in the field with KWS Kenya, we’ve enrolled 450+ learners and trained 150+ cadets and staff, powering smarter conservation blogs.cisco.com/our-corporat...
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Empowering Protected Area Technicians with IT skills through Cisco Networking Academy
Discover how Cisco Networking Academy, in partnership with the Connected Conservation Foundation, is empowering Protected Area Technicians with essential IT and conservation technology skills. Through...
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Connected Conservation Foundation @connectedcons.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Congrats to @cisco.com on their FY25 Purpose Report👏 Our decade of collaboration features under 'Resilient Ecosystems'. Since 2015, we’ve supported conservation across 46 protected areas in 13 countries, using tech to protect wildlife, ecosystems & communities. Read: www.cisco.com/.../_pdf/pur...
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Connected Conservation Foundation @connectedcons.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Applications now closed! We’re blown away by the scale and quality of submissions: 🔹 85 species/species groups 🔹 55 habitats & ecosystems 🔹 52 countries & territories worldwide An inspiring global commitment to protecting biodiversity at scale Results in Spring 2026 @airbus.com
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Connected Conservation Foundation @connectedcons.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
As we close out the year, we want to share our sincere appreciation & best wishes for well-being, joy and hope. Thank you to everyone who has been part of the CCF journey over the past decade: our partners, supporters, collaborators & community who have made this work possible.
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Connected Conservation Foundation @connectedcons.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
In partnership with @cisco.com & Actility, we’re proud to support a holistic connected digital ecosystem at Lapalala Wilderness. 💻 Wi-Fi connects 3,000 students yearly 🦏 #LoRaWAN & sensors monitorsrhinos, cheetahs & wild dogs across 48,000 ha 👉 connectedconservation.foundation/projects/a-c...
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Connected Conservation Foundation @connectedcons.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
🌍 10 days left! Can your project shape the future for species & ecosystems?🐺🐘🦎 The Satellites for Biodiversity Award provides @airbus.com VHR satellite data, $6K, GeoAI tools & mentorship to turn data into actionable conservation impact Apply 👉 connectedconservation.foundation/satellite-aw...
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Connected Conservation Foundation @connectedcons.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
PAT Scholarship applications are now closed — thank you! 🙏 We’re thrilled by the incredible global response. Our team is reviewing applications. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted in January 2026 for interviews, with final announcements later that month. #ConservationCareers #TechForNature
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Connected Conservation Foundation @connectedcons.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
A special thanks to our content development partners: @cisco.com Networking Academy, African Parks, Actility, @openuniversity.bsky.social, Sabi Sand Nature Reserve, WildInsight Labs & @earthrangertech.bsky.social
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Connected Conservation Foundation @connectedcons.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Tech skills + local talent + hands-on training = the digital workforce conservation needs. 🌿 Our Protected Area Technician Program, with partners, is keeping nature-positive data flowing: connectedconservation.foundation/news/scaling...
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Connected Conservation Foundation @connectedcons.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
👏 Congrats to @faunaflora.bsky.social. Using @airbus.com 50 cm imagery, they’ve created the first AI-driven land cover maps for 2 South Sudan game reserves — a big leap for biodiversity monitoring in the region🗺️ Read more: connectedconservation.foundation/ecosystem-in...
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AI-Powered Habitat Mapping for Smarter Conservation in South Sudan’s Game Reserves
Producing South Sudan’s first detailed land cover maps—capturing forests, wetlands and deforestation pressures—to guide conservation planning, connectivity and community-led protection.
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Connected Conservation Foundation @connectedcons.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
🚨 Final call! PAT Scholarships close 14 Nov 2025 Boost your conservation career with hands-on training, mentorship & real-world impact. 🔧 2-week practicals 🏞️ 2-month internship 🤝 Build skills & networks Apply now 👉 connectedconservation.foundation/pat-scholars... #ConservationCareers
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Apply Now for Nomination
Nominations are open for the 2026 PAT Scholarship Pathway—a chance to take your knowledge to the next level with practical training followed by a PAT internship in a protected area.
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Connected Conservation Foundation @connectedcons.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Huge thanks to the #ACTCon team for a pivotal week marking a new chapter in Conservation Tech! Honoured to join panels, showcase our Technician Training, and witness #SMARTCnsvTools + @earthrangertech.bsky.social unite as SERCA 🤝. The future is an integrated digital ecosystem for nature🌍
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EarthRanger @earthrangertech.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Now in beta: The EarthRanger Event Form Editor. A drag-and-drop way to design & customize event forms — no coding required. Capture richer, structured datasets with nested collections, keeping related observations together for better analysis and decision-making. www.earthranger.com/news/event-f...
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Connected Conservation Foundation @connectedcons.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
We’ve launched the IoT Assistant — an AI-powered decision-support tool that helps conservationists and field practitioners select the most effective IoT sensors. Backed by real-world reviews from practitioners, the tool covers 130+ sensors ⬇️ connectedconservation.foundation/news/introdu...
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Connected Conservation Foundation @connectedcons.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
🛰️ Need high-res satellite imagery to boost your field, community & AI data? Apply for the Satellites for Biodiversity Award — funding projects protecting species & ecosystems worldwide. WIN: $6K | Airbus Pléiades imagery | Mentorship ⏰19 Dec 2025 connectedconservation.foundation/satellite-aw...
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