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Frank van der Most completed a course - "How to Create a WILDLABS Course"
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Frank van der Most added a new Funding Opportunity - "Carbon Accelerator Programme for the Environment (CAPE)" to Climate Change
Frank van der Most added a new Funding Opportunity - "Multiple grants" to Funding and Finance
Frank van der Most added a new Discussion - "How has the Funding & Finance group done?" to Funding and Finance
Frank van der Most added a new Funding Opportunity - "Ingenious public engagement grants (£3K-30K)" to Community Base
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- New "Human Dimensions" group on Wildlabs?
The WILDLABS Community Base is the ideal place to get oriented with the all that our community platform offers, hear about news and opportunities, and to meet new friends and collaborators.
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- What Happens When Conservation Technology Leaves the Lab? Lessons from Training Rural Communities in the Brazilian Cerrado
Thanks to support from the WILDLABS Awards through the Boring Fund, funded by Arm, we were able to deliver a conservation technology training programme designed to make wildlife monitoring tools more accessible to rural communities.
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- Conservation Technology - Paris, France
Just starting your conservation tech career path? Our Early Career group is the best place to network, chat about your master's projects, and seek advice from your peers and those who have been down this path before! Join now to get to know community members and students from around the world!
🌍 Conservation technology is transforming how we protect wildlife, but are we thinking carefully enough about the risks? Drones, camera traps, GPS trackers, acoustic sensors, AI, and remote sensing have become essential tools for conservation practitioners around the world. They help us monitor species, detect threats, and respond faster than ever before. But these same technologies can also introduce unintended risks, and in some cases, can be exploited by those seeking to harm the very wildlife we're trying to protect. 🦏 Input now and/or join the discussions/research.
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- Conservation Technology - Paris, France
This group is for anyone interested in applying software to conservation and wildlife research. Whether you're a developer eager to contribute to conservation or a newbie with valuable data and ideas but limited software experience, this group connects people with diverse expertise. It provides a space for asking questions, sharing resources, and staying informed about new technologies and best practices.
🌍 Conservation technology is transforming how we protect wildlife, but are we thinking carefully enough about the risks? Drones, camera traps, GPS trackers, acoustic sensors, AI, and remote sensing have become essential tools for conservation practitioners around the world. They help us monitor species, detect threats, and respond faster than ever before. But these same technologies can also introduce unintended risks, and in some cases, can be exploited by those seeking to harm the very wildlife we're trying to protect. 🦏 Input now and/or join the discussions/research.
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Used to pick up signals from tracking gear on the ground, collect images of wildlife and habitats from the air, gather acoustic data with specialized hydrophones, or even collect snot samples from whales' blowholes, drones are capable of collecting high-resolution data quickly, noninvasively, and at relatively low cost.
🌍 Conservation technology is transforming how we protect wildlife, but are we thinking carefully enough about the risks? Drones, camera traps, GPS trackers, acoustic sensors, AI, and remote sensing have become essential tools for conservation practitioners around the world. They help us monitor species, detect threats, and respond faster than ever before. But these same technologies can also introduce unintended risks, and in some cases, can be exploited by those seeking to harm the very wildlife we're trying to protect. 🦏 Input now and/or join the discussions/research.
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- Issues with new model of wildlife cameras
Looking for a place to discuss camera trap troubleshooting, compare models, collaborate with members working with other technologies like machine learning and bioacoustics, or share and exchange data from your camera trap research? Get involved in our Camera Traps group! All are welcome whether you are new to camera trapping, have expertise from the field to share, or are curious about how your skill sets can help those working with camera traps.
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- Wild Moves and Wild Album: New GBIF Data Portals for Animal Tracking and Camera Trap Data
New data portals are making it easier to discover and explore wildlife tracking and camera trap datasets from around the world.
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Conservation tech work doesn't stop after data is collected in the field. Equally as important to success is navigating data management and processing tools. For the many community members who deal with enormous datasets, this group will be an invaluable resource to trade advice, discuss workflows and tools, and share what works for you.
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- Wild Moves and Wild Album: New GBIF Data Portals for Animal Tracking and Camera Trap Data
New data portals are making it easier to discover and explore wildlife tracking and camera trap datasets from around the world.
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- Conservation Technology - Paris, France
Bringing together many of our community's tech types like bioacoustics, biologging, drones, remote sensing, machine learning, and more, the Marine Conservation group is a meeting point to begin innovative collaborations and answer difficult questions.
🌍 Conservation technology is transforming how we protect wildlife, but are we thinking carefully enough about the risks? Drones, camera traps, GPS trackers, acoustic sensors, AI, and remote sensing have become essential tools for conservation practitioners around the world. They help us monitor species, detect threats, and respond faster than ever before. But these same technologies can also introduce unintended risks, and in some cases, can be exploited by those seeking to harm the very wildlife we're trying to protect. 🦏 Input now and/or join the discussions/research.
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- Looking for partners: Improving conservation funding and reporting
The number one problem in nature conservation is the need for more money or access to funding. This group aims to help all WILDLABS community members with funding and financing their projects. The group is called Funding and Finance to draw attention to the possibilities of funding (i.e., grants, awards, and other gifts) and finance (loans and venture capital investment in nature conservation projects and start-ups). These topics should be seen in their wider contexts, including that of a project or organisation’s income or business model.
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- WILDLABS Awards 2026: Meet the Judges
While the WILDLABS Awards 2026 submissions are in the final round of judging, meet the panel that is currently reviewing the shortlist of applications.
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This group aims to establish a regional hub in Latin America that provides a space for knowledge sharing and network-building among the growing number of people working in conservation technology in the region.
🌍 Conservation technology is transforming how we protect wildlife, but are we thinking carefully enough about the risks? Drones, camera traps, GPS trackers, acoustic sensors, AI, and remote sensing have become essential tools for conservation practitioners around the world. They help us monitor species, detect threats, and respond faster than ever before. But these same technologies can also introduce unintended risks, and in some cases, can be exploited by those seeking to harm the very wildlife we're trying to protect. 🦏 Input now and/or join the discussions/research.
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Article
How to find collaborators for research or business
Frank van der Most
A relatively new member asked me this question. Since my answer was quite generic, and since others may have a similar question, I have rewritten it as an article. If you have additions or different experiences, please...
9 March 2026
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CFA's Conservation Finance Guide
Frank van der Most
Everything I, and hopefully you too, always wanted to know about conservation finance, from introduction to basic concepts to detailed descriptions of particular finance instruments, to business plans and planning.
11 November 2025
Funding
Conservation Finance Alliance Incubator round 4
Frank van der Most
CFA Incubator is searching for "innovators to turn bold ideas into practical, scalable conservation finance solutions" ( USD 25 K grant )
11 November 2025
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"New changes to the IBAT Terms and Conditions effective from TODAY mean that free access is now explicitly available to ..." non-profits organizations, academic institutions, researchers and government.
3 November 2025
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White paper AI Adoption Across Mission Driven Organizations
Frank van der Most
A paper from a project involving more than 15 international NGOs, including TNC, TechSoup, FOE, WWF, UNEP, Wildlife Trust, CI and WCS. The webpage contains links to several AI projects, including the WildLabs group...
24 September 2025
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Carbon Accelerator Programme for the Environment (CAPE)
Frank van der Most
CAPE is looking for applications on Ethiopia-based projects for their next cohort.
15 September 2025
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Multiple grants
Frank van der Most
Recently, I asked how the Funding and Finance group has been doing in the past year. Two out of 4 replies mentioned the funding opportunities. So, I am picking up the trail. Today, I found the following grant...
8 September 2025
Discussion
How has the Funding & Finance group done?
Frank van der Most
The Funding and Finance group went live almost a year ago. We, that is the community members and group leaders, have ...published a number of resources to help you get under way...
6 August 2025
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Ingenious public engagement grants (£3K-30K)
Frank van der Most
"Ingenious is a public engagement grants scheme for projects that engage the public with engineers and engineering while providing engineers with training and opportunities in public engagement."
21 July 2025
Article
Help the Funding and Finance group
Frank van der Most
The Funding and Finance group will soon go into it's second year of existence. Do you feel like joining the team of group leaders?
17 June 2025
Article
Brokering finance deals to fund nature restoration with Rob Gardner
Frank van der Most
This is the title of an episode of Ben Goldsmith's 'Rewilding the World' podcast series. I have been wondering for a while, how is it done? Here is a crystal clear outline.
16 May 2025
Funding
Multiple grants
Frank van der Most
I have been a bit distracted the past months by my move from Costa Rica to Spain ( all went well, thank you, I just miss the rain forest and the Ticos ) and have to catch up on funding calls. Because I still have little...
28 March 2025
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