Identifying conservation technology needs, barriers, and opportunities.

ABSTRACT: Amid accelerating threats to species and ecosystems, technology advancements to monitor, protect, and conserve biodiversity have taken on increased importance. While most innovations stem from adaptation of off-the-shelf devices, these tools can fail to meet the specialized needs of conservation and research or lack the support to scale beyond a single site. Despite calls from the conservation community for its importance, a shift to bottom-up innovation driven by conservation professionals remains limited. We surveyed practitioners, academic researchers, and technologists to understand the factors contributing to or inhibiting engagement in the collaborative process of technology development and adoption for field use and identify emerging technology needs. High cost was the main barrier

SUBMITTER: Hahn NR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8938523 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature