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The Gaia Initiative Uses AI, Animal Transmitters and Vultures to Protect Against Epidemics and Poaching

What can a vulture tell us about animal ecosystems? It turns out, quite a bit. The GAIA initiative has developed an early warning system with the help of these scavengers.

Rainforest Alert: Combining Technology With Indigenous Rights to Help Protect the Amazon

Satellites have long been used to monitor deforestation, but how can that data be used to actively create results on the ground?

Rainforests: Self-Sustaining Ecosystems

Not all tropical forests are rainforests. Differences in soil composition, altitude or rainfall allow for a number of forest types. Yet they all share one thing in common: threat of deforestation.