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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
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Identifying conservation technology needs, barriers, and opportunities
Scientific Reports, Volume 12, No. 1, Article 4802, Year 2022
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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 to technology use across occupations, while development of new technologies faced barriers of cost and partner communication. Automated processing of data streams was the largest emerging need, and respondents focused mainly on applications for individual-level monitoring and automated image processing. Cross-discipline collaborations and expanded funding networks that encourage cyclical development and continued technical support are needed to address current limitations and meet the growing need for conservation technologies. © 2022, The Author(s).
Authors & Co-Authors
Hahn, Nathan R.
United States, Fort Collins
Colorado State University
Bombaci, Sara P.
United States, Fort Collins
Colorado State University
Wittemyer, George
United States, Fort Collins
Colorado State University
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Citations: 3
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 1
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Doi:
10.1038/s41598-022-08330-w
ISSN:
20452322