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Wishlist for kit in a field-based Research Station or tech testing space?

Stephanie O'Donnell

27 November 2023 10:41am

Hi wildlabbers!A colleague is looking to crowdsource some advice: what would be on your wishlist for kitting out a field based space for research and tech development?...

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Stephanie O'Donnell

28 November 2023 3:25am

Regine Weckauf over on linkedin: 

'Little to do with research and tech development, but given how hard it is to attract and retain experienced staff to field based positions, I know it makes a difference how nice the space is. Just because it's the "field", shouldn't mean staff living in basic conditions, regardless of how many times we've been told to see it as a badge of honor. If you have the money, put in nice bathrooms, kitchen, living spaces, and private accommodation. Maybe even a nursery? It creates more local employment opportunities and people genuinely want to visit.'

 

Carly Batist

28 November 2023 2:25pm

Love the idea for in-house gear/supplies! It can be SOO difficult to travel with batteries, electronics parts with airline regs, country policies, etc. and shipping recorders/trail cams/etc. gets VERY (prohibitively) pricey in some countries with customs and taxes. Would be great to have an in-country place to source that kind of equipment. 

Housing educational resources related to that tech (in the form of people, print materials, computer tutorials) in-house would be similarly awesome. Particularly/especially in local languages.   

Having in-country wet labs as well helps the eDNA/genetics folks, since sample import/export permitting can be (always seems to be?!) a nightmare, so if you can even just do PCR and/or extractions in-country that helps a ton. 

In terms of overall field-station-wishlist - honestly, just the promise of continued funding and staff. Every field station I've been to or worked at is in a constant search for enough money to get through the next month/year, because the funding comes in the establish a station but then not to maintain it long-term. It's not sexy for a wishlist per se, but boy is it over-looked and much-needed. 

@hikinghack from Dinalab would probably have lots of good insights on this! 

Brett Muir

29 November 2023 7:59pm

My suggestion would probably be a 3D printer and Solder Station with a stock of common components. With those two things you can solve most problems.

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Atos and WWF partner up to leverage technology to support biodiversity conservation

Esther Githinji

27 November 2023 9:32am

Atos & the WWF announced a 3-year strategic partnership to leverage technology to support biodiversity conservation & encourage businesses to decarbonize. 1 of the 4 main initiatives of the partnership is: Atos to develop responsible IT solutions for WWF & its partners.

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The Ultimate Biodiversity Fact Sheet. 14 stats to convince people about the importance of nature.

Oliver Dauert

9 November 2023 5:10pm

You have probably been there before.

The person in front of you is not convinced that nature is that important.

🎉 Enter the stage: Fact Sheet. 

✅ Sources so people can learn more
✅ Easy to save on your phone & use at any time 
✅ Never look for powerful stats or arguments again

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Wild Cheat Sheets - Wildya

Free cheat sheets that will help you to build your better and wilder self. Topics of our wild cheat sheets are focusing on mental health & nature.

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Insight; a secure online platform designed for sharing experiences of conservation tool use.

Cleo Graf

7 November 2023 1:01pm

A secure platform designed for those working to monitor & protect natural resources. Insight facilitates sharing experience, knowledge & tools to increase efficiency & effectiveness in conservation. By sharing we reduce time & money spent to find, test, & implement solutions.

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Welcome to Insight

Wildlife crime refers to any illegal activity that involves the taking, trading, or possession of wild animals and plants, or their parts and derivatives.

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InConversation: Season 1*New Episode*

Esther Githinji

3 November 2023 1:23pm

Tap into our new and exciting community-focused conversation series!  In this first season of InConversation, we're in East Africa with host Esther Githinji. Listen in as we chat one-on-one with your favourite...

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A SPOTLIGHT ON CUTTING-EDGE BIOMONITORING TECHNOLOGIES

Thomas Luypaert

31 October 2023 9:09am

Join us in our session to feature the latest developments and applications in groundbreaking biomonitoring tech in the tropics

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ANDREA VARELA

15 November 2023 6:10pm

Hello!The Galápagos Islands can be considered Tropics? We do drone monitoring of the marine iguanas with the project Iguanas from Above :)Thanks.Andrea Varela
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Help Panama Fight Ecocide

Andrew Quitmeyer

23 October 2023 7:59pm

There is an illegal mining contract (it's literally against the constitution of Panama!) Being forced upon the people and nature of panama by the Canadian mining company First Quantum and a handful of corrupt...

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1st Wildlife Scientific Conference 2023

Esther Githinji

25 September 2023 11:10am

Don't miss the Wildlife Research & Training Institute (WRTI) 1st Wildlife Scientific Conference to be held in Naivasha, Kenya, under the theme: “Use of Wildlife Science for enhanced Biodiversity Conservation and...

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Read the 2022 WILDLABS Annual Report

WILDLABS Team

18 September 2023 12:11am

The WILDLABS community had a banner year in 2022 as we launched our new platform, created more community-centered programmes, and broke new ground in impactful research and workshops. Read more in our 2022 WILDLABS...

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In case you missed it... (no. 1)

Stephanie O'Donnell

12 September 2023 11:49am

Five #tech4wildlife people, projects and updates that caught our attention this month. An AI supported bear early warning system, a project that's connecting indigenous communities with high speed internet, exploring...

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Lars Holst Hansen

13 September 2023 6:23am

Hi Steph! Nice with this "sporadic series"! The bear alarm in China reminds me of the Bear Repeller by the Hack the Planet guys:/Lars
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Three new APIs from Google Maps Platform making it easy for developers to map solar, air quality and pollen information

Esther Githinji

1 September 2023 11:57am

Google is working to share planetary insights through technologies like Google Earth, Earth Engine & Environmental Insights Explorer that combine a rich map of the world with advanced AI. With insights into how the planet is changing, we can build sustainability tools.

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Seedbank Project on iNaturalist

Arky

25 August 2023 4:28am

Am helping a conservation project use iNaturalist for their work in bio-diversity monitoring and also citizen science, STEM program with schools.Looking to connect with anyone who...

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What are the smallest changes you can make right now to make your work more sustainable?

Ellie Warren

7 June 2023 7:46pm

Hi Wildlabbers!I hope you've all taken the chance to read our new series Sustained Effort - if you haven't yet, take some time to skim through it and find some case studies that...

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Thomas Gray

14 July 2023 3:35pm

For 4-5 years we were using oversized tablets instead of standard "tv" screens for display (quite practical). They were a bit bulky though, and I feel that iPad (or similar) would've been a better approach.  

Ellie Warren

24 August 2023 11:37pm

Hi all! Our sustainability series, Sustained Effort, officially wrapped this month. The finale shared on WILDLABS focuses on this exact topic - finding the smallest possible ways to make our work more sustainable. If you haven't read it yet, I hope you will! 

But we'd love to keep this conversation going to raise morale and empower the community to keep making positive changes. With that in mind, would anyone like to share small changes they've actually implemented recently (or in the past!) that others may be able to learn from??

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