Future coexistence with great apes will require major changes to policy and practice

JC Mitani, E Abwe, G Campbell… - Nature Human …, 2024 - nature.com
The great apes—bonobos, chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans—are critically threatened
by human activities. We have destroyed their habitats, hunted them and transmitted fatal …

Measuring the impact of conservation: The growing importance of monitoring fauna, flora and funga

PJ Stephenson, MC Londoño-Murcia, PAV Borges… - Diversity, 2022 - mdpi.com
Many stakeholders, from governments to civil society to businesses, lack the data they need
to make informed decisions on biodiversity, jeopardising efforts to conserve, restore and …

Overview of lifeclef 2024: Challenges on species distribution prediction and identification

A Joly, L Picek, S Kahl, H Goëau, V Espitalier… - … Conference of the Cross …, 2024 - Springer
Biodiversity monitoring using machine learning and AI-based approaches is becoming
increasingly popular. It allows for providing detailed information on species distribution and …

[HTML][HTML] Impacts of logging, hunting, and conservation on vocalizing biodiversity in Gabon

N Yoh, W Mbamy, BL Gottesman, GZL Froese… - Biological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Tropical forests support two-thirds of the world's biodiversity, contribute to global climate
regulation, and support the culture and livelihoods of forest-dependent people. Much of …

Sensors for digital transformation in smart forestry

F Ehrlich-Sommer, F Hoenigsberger, C Gollob… - Sensors, 2024 - mdpi.com
Smart forestry, an innovative approach leveraging artificial intelligence (AI), aims to enhance
forest management while minimizing the environmental impact. The efficacy of AI in this …

[HTML][HTML] Quantifying the Soundscape: How filters change acoustic indices

EB Hyland, A Schulz, JE Quinn - Ecological Indicators, 2023 - Elsevier
Monitoring biodiversity can be time consuming and costly. Automated recording units
(ARUs) have rapidly emerged as an efficient and cost-effective tool for measuring …

Conservation tools: the next generation of engineering–biology collaborations

AK Schulz, C Shriver, S Stathatos… - Journal of the …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The recent increase in public and academic interest in preserving biodiversity has led to the
growth of the field of conservation technology. This field involves designing and constructing …

Passive acoustic monitoring as a tool to investigate the spatial distribution of invasive alien species

JW Ribeiro, Jr, K Harmon, GA Leite, TN de Melo… - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
Invasive alien species (IAS) are a threat to biodiversity and ecosystem function worldwide.
Unfortunately, researchers, agencies, and other management groups face the unresolved …

FSC-certified forest management benefits large mammals compared to non-FSC

JA Zwerts, EHM Sterck, PA Verweij, F Maisels… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
More than a quarter of the world's tropical forests are exploited for timber. Logging impacts
biodiversity in these ecosystems, primarily through the creation of forest roads that facilitate …

Community forests as beacons of conservation: Enabling local populations monitor their biodiversity

JE Fa, L Luiselli - African Journal of Ecology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Habitat fragmentation is one of the main threats to biodiversity in Africa. In this article, we
highlight the importance of conserving the Guinean forests of West Africa, which are rich in …