Wired In The Wild

Courtesy of Foreign Affairs, a detailed look at the impact that technology is having upon conservation:

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Earth Observation Satellites: Helping Scientists Better Understand Global Change

Courtesy of Yale's Environment360, a look at several initiatives that use Earth observation satellites to measure and monitor global climate change:

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Google Powers Online Resource Tracking Global Deforestation

Via Forbes, a report on a new tool that - using technologies from Google Maps and Google Earth, the World Resources Institute has created an interactive map that

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Open Water: Exploring Open Source Water Quality Monitoring

Via MIT's Center for Civic Media, details on an interesting project that

Over the last several months, Civic has been working on the Open Water Project,
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How Google Earth Is Busting Persian Gulf Nations For Overfishing

Via Quartz, an interesting look at the use of Google Earth in the battle against overfishing:

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American Rivers And Google Maps Launch Colorado River Street View To Spotlight Endangered River

Courtesy of American Rivers, a report on a new initiative to spotlight the Colorado River:

The Colorado River is the
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New technical innovations such as location-tracking devices, GPS and satellite communications, remote sensors, laser-imaging technologies, light detection and ranging” (LIDAR) sensing, high-resolution satellite imagery, digital mapping, advanced statistical analytical software and even biotechnology and synthetic biology are revolutionizing conservation in two key ways: first, by revealing the state of our world in unprecedented detail; and, second, by making available more data to more people in more places. The mission of this blog is to track these technical innovations that may give conservation the chance – for the first time – to keep up with, and even get ahead of, the planet’s most intractable environmental challenges. It will also examine the unintended consequences and moral hazards that the use of these new tools may cause.Read More