Connected Conservation Foundation

Defending Giant Sequoia Forests against Bark Beetles, Carlifornia, USA Creating an early warning system for Giant Sequoia infestation using AI and high-resolution satellite imagery to detect infestations early

We’re supporting Conservation X Labs in protecting California’s Giant Sequoias, vital for biodiversity & carbon storage.
With Airbus Foundation, we’re providing #satelliteimagery for X Labs to couple with #AI models to detect bark beetle threats early
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A huge thank you to Stinger GC Foundation🏌️!
Their backing helps us scale tech-powered conservation across 15+ countries—protecting wildlife, empowering rangers & promoting co-existence 🛰️
Support the mission🦏 stingergcfoundation.org/connected-co...

Free training now open for aspiring Protected Area Technicians
Learn to power the digital backbone of conservation.
Topics include networking, cybersecurity, IoT & more

🌍Top grads get field training & internships in Africa
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Build your tech career.
The Protected Area Technician Training Programme is live!
🎓10 FREE expert-led courses
📜Entry to advanced certifications
🌱In-field scholarships & internships
Developed with @cisco.com, @openuniversity.bsky.social & more
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Goldstuck on Gadgets: When wildlife meets Wi-Fi – Gadget Cisco is rewiring the wild for survival, Sophie Maxwell, head of the Connected Conservation Foundation, tells ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK.

🌍📶 From the Wild to the Web: How Wi-Fi Helps Save Wildlife
Conservationists are using Wi-Fi to monitor endangered species in remote areas. @art2gee.bsky.social talks to CCF about the tech industry’s role in protecting wildlife. 🐘🛰️
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YouTube video by Neil C. Hughes 3313: Saving Wildlife, Empowering Communities: The Impact of Connected Conservation

What happens when cutting-edge tech meets wildlife conservation? 🐘
@neilchughes.bsky.social talks with CCF’s Sophi about how #AI, sensors & connectivity are transforming how we protect nature.
“This isn’t tech replacing people — it’s empowering them.”
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#TechTalks

Thank you, Actility, for your care for our planet and life on earth.

We are so grateful for our long-standing partnership and excited for what’s next for #LoRaWAN for nature.

Read the Press Release👉 www.actility.com/world-larges...

Ecosystem Insight Hub launches to accelerate AI and very-high resolution satellite imagery for nature The Connected Conservation Foundation (CCF) and Airbus Foundation launch the Ecosystem Insight Hub to accelerate innovative conservation methods that integrate very high-resolution satellite imagery, ...

Thanks @techuk.bsky.social, for spotlighting the new Ecosystem Insight Hub!

"The integration of Airbus’ high-resolution satellite imagery with AI in-field insights is providing conservationists with critical data to address the urgent challenges facing biodiversity"
www.techuk.org/resource/eco...

Fantastic few days at #CiscoLive Live San Diego! Great to meet new faces, catch up with friends and supporters, and plan the next chapter of collaboration to help grow a tech ecosystem driving impact for nature and people.
Big thanks to all supporting our partnership with
@cisco.com

Protecting Riverine Ecosystems in the Gangetic Basin, India Pioneering a high-tech conservation initiative to conserve the last nesting habitats for endangered crocodilians and river turtles.

Proud to support the Wildlife Conservation Trust in protecting the Gangetic basin, a lifeline for 500+ million people & the endangered gharial.

With the Airbus Foundation, high-res #satellite imagery will help monitor, track threats & guide action.

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Southern Royal Albatross Conservation, Campbell Island, New Zealand Deep Foundation AI models for monitoring successful nesting sites from high-resolution satellite imagery

We're proud to support @vicuniwgtn.bsky.social in protecting the Southern Royal Albatross, one of the world’s largest seabirds. Airbus Foundation donated satellite HR imagery + AI will spot nests, track numbers & monitor breeding on remote NZ islands.
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Study finds rewilding large mammal groupings help ecosystem restoration | One Earth A study finds that 20 species can play a particularly important role in triggering the recovery of ecosystem function around the world—from boreal taiga and tropical rainforests to grasslands and dryl...

A scientific report funded by One Earth shows how restoring just 20 species can trigger the recovery of large mammal groupings across 8.5 million square kilometers of land area. 🌎 #WorldEnvironmentDay

🎉 Congrats to the Airbus Foundation on their 2024 Impact Report!
Their support with high-res satellite imagery since 2021 has supercharged our conservation efforts—combining VHR imagery, community data and AI to protect vulnerable ecosystems and species.
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‘Satellites for Biodiversity’ upgrades with new projects and launches insight hub The Airbus Foundation and the Connected Conservation Foundation (CCF) recently announced the winners of their “Satellites for Biodiversity” grant, which now uses higher-resolution satellite imagery to...

Thank you, @mongabay.com, for highlighting the growth and evolution of our Satellites for Biodiversity Award program in collaboration with the Airbus Foundation

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#EarthObservation #SatellitesforBiodiversity

Saving the giant pangolins of Nyakweri Forest Supercharging biodiversity and ecosystem conservation efforts by bringing together satellite imagery, AI and the power of big data.

👏 Well done to Langland Conservation & The Pangolin Project for safeguarding Kenya's giant ground pangolins! Using AI, satellites & local data, they identified Priority Conservation Areas. Supported by CCF & The Airbus Foundation
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Protecting biocultural diversity is central to solving climate change | One Earth The solution to tackle the climate crisis is, at its core, intersectional. By protecting cultural diversity, we protect biodiversity. The only way to thrive is together.

The solution to tackle the climate crisis is, at its core, intersectional. By protecting cultural diversity, we protect biodiversity. The only way to thrive is together. 🌍 #WorldDayForBiologicalDiversity

We've been selected as one of the 2025 Satellites for Biodiversity Award Winners!

In partnership with @connectedcons.bsky.social & Airbus Foundation, we’re using AI, high-resolution satellite imagery, and on-the-ground data to help defend Giant Sequoias from invasive species.

What happens when you mix HR satellite imagery, AI & local conservation data?🛰️
Smarter, faster, landscape-scale protection for nature!
Proud to launch the Ecosystem Insight Hub with Airbus Foundation & welcome 6 Satellites for Biodiversity winners!
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📢 8 days left to apply!
The Airbus Foundation, Solar Impulse & Space4Good are calling for projects using aerospace tech (satellite imagery, helicopter time) to tackle global challenges 🌍
Seed funding + expert support on offer.
Apply by 2 May: solutions.solarimpulse.com/airbusfounda...
#TechForGood

Saving endangered species, one network at a time Rhinos, elephants, gorillas, and their habitats, are among the natural treasures protected by Cisco and Connected Conservation Foundation in a 10-year partnership.

🌍 Celebrating 10 years of partnership with @cisco.com

Our shared belief that #tech can help protect our planet has grown into a decade-long partnership, helping equip local teams with tools to transform conservation operations.

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#Tech4Nature #Tech4Good

collage of species images, text and logos advertising the living data 2025 conference

⭐ Registrations are OPEN for the #LivingData2025 conference! ⭐

The joint conference hosted by @tdwg.org, GBIF, @obis.org and @geobon.org at the #InstitutoHumboldt in Bogotá, #Colombia will bring together biodiversity networks from across the world. 🐸

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#DatosVivos2025

Using high-res Airbus Foundation satellite imagery, AI and in situ data, 100+ proposals for Round 3 of our Satellites for Biodiversity Award aim to tackle conservation challenges, expanding what's possible in earth observation🌍🛰️
Winners announced in May—stay tuned!

What an inspiring visit to Murchison Falls National Park, helping Uganda Wildlife Authority, alongside partners, Uganda Conservation Foundation, @cisco.com and Actility to gear up for future landscape-scale IoT sensor network deployments across three of their national parks, starting with Kidepo 🐾

‘3,000 year-old’ trees in Tanzania are new species Botanist Andrea Bianchi and local plant experts Aloyce Mwakisoma and his brother Ruben were exploring two tiny village forest reserves in the Udzungwa mountains in 2019, when they stumbled upon some i...

[good news]

A group of botanists has discovered a new species of rainforest tree in Tanzania 👀

100 mature trees were found growing in forest reserves surrounded by abandoned croplands

Initial assessments suggest some of them could be up to 3,000 years old, @mongabay.bsky.social reports:

Incredible news!

STWG: Space Education and Space for Good – Opportunities and Challenges Bringing together a unique panel of UK/Global Space industry leaders to discuss the exciting opportunities and challenges UK Space Industry

Our @sophie-maxwell.bsky.social is joining industry leaders on March 18 for a panel on Space Education + Space for Good in London, showcasing our work with Airbus Foundation to use imagery to protect wildlife & ecosystems. In-person & online tickets left ⬇️
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Conservation in Tsavo, Kenya, gets a tech boost🐘
Partnering with Kenya Wildlife Service, 51 Degrees, Cisco, CCF & Actility, Sheldrick Wildlife Trust is introducing #LoRaWAN & #IoT to track species, reduce conflicts & safeguard ecosystems connectedconservation.foundation/projects/tsa...

Our Chair, Doc Watson, showcased cutting-edge conservation tech and people power behind Sabi Sand Nature Reserve to our #Birdies4Rhinos ambassadors
With support from CCF & B4R, the reserve has strengthened its efforts, empowering teams to detect poaching threats & safeguard black & white rhinos🦏

A huge congratulations to Louis Albertse, the 2024
#Birdies4Rhinos Champion! 🏆
Louis led the way with the most birdies scored, showcasing his skill and raising vital funds to protect rhinos.
Thank you, Louis, for your passion for conservation! 🦏
#SavetheRhino #Birdies4Rhinos

From satellites to sensors: the digital transformation in protected area conservation By 2030, the United Nations has called for 30% of our planet to be protected.* Yet, most countries are far from reaching this goal.

Happy World Wildlife Day! 🦁🐒🦨🦔🦩🦥
Excited to partner with @mediaplanetukie.bsky.social for their 'Protecting Our Wildlife' campaign, showcasing how tech is helping achieve the UN’s 30x30 conservation targets ⬇️

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#ProtectingOurWildlife #WorldWildlifeDay