MongabayNov 6

A recent report underlines ten emerging technologies offering potential to accelerate climate action, restore ecosystems, and drive sustainable innovation within safe planetary boundaries.

These technologies include AI-supported Earth observation, automated food waste upcycling, green concrete, and more.

by Julian Reingold
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/report-identifies-ten-emerging-tech-solutions-to-enhance-planetary-health/

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Report identifies ten emerging tech solutions to enhance planetary health

In a world deluged by dire environmental news and seemingly short on scalable solutions, a recent report spotlights ten breakthrough technological innovations that could accelerate global efforts to tackle climate change, restore ecosystems, build long-term resilience, and improve planetary health. This inaugural report was researched and published by the World Economic Forum (WEF) and open […]

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Ars Technica NewsJun 20, 2025
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MIT student prints AI polymer masks to restore paintings in hours

Removable transparent films apply digital restorations directly to damaged artwork.

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MongabayMar 18, 2025

Scientists have combined passive acoustic monitoring, machine-learning tools and aerial surveys to estimate the population of North Atlantic right whales in Cape Cod Bay.

Using the method, researchers from Cornell University in the U.S. were able to estimate the daily population of the whales over a period of four months.

By Abhishyant Kidangoor
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/counting-whales-by-eavesdropping-on-their-chatter-with-help-from-machine-learning/

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Counting whales by eavesdropping on their chatter, with help from machine learning

What better way to track whales than listening in on them? Passive acoustic monitoring, in which microphones are placed underwater to pick up any sounds, has long helped scientists detect the presence, or absence, of whales in oceans. More often than not, however, the method isn’t that great at estimating the population of whales. To […]

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MongabayFeb 28, 2025

In the Yanomami Indigenous Land, the largest in Brazil, leaders believe in their youths’ skills to maintain their ancestors’ legacy and safeguard the future of a sprawling territory covering almost the size of Portugal.

Trained youths can now act as multipliers of drone monitoring and watch the land against new invasions.

By Elizabeth Oliveira
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/02/yanomami-youth-turn-to-drones-to-watch-their-amazon-territory/

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Yanomami youth turn to drones to watch their Amazon territory

In the Yanomami Indigenous Land, the largest in Brazil, leaders believe in their youths’ skills to maintain their ancestors’ legacy and safeguard the future of a sprawling territory covering almost the size of Portugal.

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MongabayApr 29, 2024

Researchers in Australia have deployed acoustic recorders and artificial intelligence to study, monitor and protect eastern pink cockatoos (Lophochroa leadbeateri leadbeateri).

The technology led scientists at the Queensland University of Technology to a previously unknown breeding hollow of the birds.

https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/bioacoustics-and-ai-help-scientists-listen-in-on-elusive-australian-cockatoos/

By Abhishyant Kidangoor

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Bioacoustics and AI help scientists listen in on elusive Australian cockatoos

Barely a year after the Australian government classified the eastern pink cockatoo as an endangered subspecies, scientists have deployed technology to help study and protect the birds. With the help of passive acoustic monitoring and artificial intelligence, researchers at the Queensland University of Technology found their way to a previously unknown breeding hollow of eastern […]

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MongabayMar 18, 2024

Our increasingly interconnected world is moving insect pests around the planet, introducing invasive species that threaten agriculture and local ecologies.

But tech is fighting back: Researchers have developed radio-tracking tags small enough to attach to invasive yellow-legged hornets in the U.K. and Europe, allowing scientists to find and destroy their nests.

By Claudia Geib
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/03/mini-radio-tags-help-track-murder-hornets-and-other-invasive-insects/

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Mini radio tags help track ‘murder hornets’ and other invasive insects

The yellow-legged hornet is a predator: after it sets up a nest in a new neighborhood, its workers head out in search of smaller wasps, flies and bees to feed the hive’s growing brood. One of its favorite snacks is honey bees. Lingering outside a hive, these hornets, Vespa velutina, capture flying honey bees mid-air, […]

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MongabayFeb 19, 2024

A new computer model developed by engineers at the Florida Atlantic University uses deep learning to count manatees in images captured by cameras.

The model has been trained to identify manatees in shallow waters, and can be used to identify where they aggregate, which can, in turn, be helpful to plan conservation actions and design rules for boaters and divers.

by Abhishyant Kidangoor
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/02/find-the-manatee-new-ai-model-spots-sea-cows-from-images/

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Find the manatee: New AI model spots sea cows from images

How do you count manatees? Ideally, standing by a river while playing with the aquatic mammals. However, in a world where manatee populations face increasing threats, a faster and more accurate method is imperative. Enter artificial intelligence. A model developed by scientists at Florida Atlantic University uses a deep-learning-based method to count manatees in images […]

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MongabayJan 16, 2024

A new model developed by researchers at the University of Waterloo in Canada uses advanced spectroscopy and artificial intelligence to identify the presence of microplastics in wastewater.

Researchers trained PlasticNet to detect microplastics based on how they absorb and transmit different wavelengths of light that they’re exposed to.

By Abhishyant Kidangoor
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/01/new-ai-model-helps-detect-and-identify-microplastics-in-wastewater/

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New AI model helps detect and identify microplastics in wastewater

How do you identify microplastics in wastewater? When Wayne Parker started out researching the issue, the existing techniques were time-consuming and cumbersome. For a long time, optical or infrared microscopes were used to manually analyze and identify the tiny fragments of plastic waste in the water. However, differentiating microplastics from other substances took time and […]

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MongabayNov 30, 2023

Conservationist and photographer Scott Trageser has developed a 3D scanning system that could potentially reshape how animals are studied in the wild.

The system uses an array of cameras that work in sync to rapidly capture photos of animals in the wild, yielding a virtual 3D specimen viewable on smartphone or with a VR/AR headset.

By Abhishyant Kidangoor
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/wildlife-specimen-collection-goes-digital-in-3d/

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No animals harmed as wildlife specimen collection goes digital in 3D

Imagine you’re leading an expedition in the depths of a forest. You discover a species of frog that piques your interest. Conventional rules of taxonomy dictate that you capture the animal, euthanize it, and take it back to a lab or museum. But what if it’s a rare or threatened species? What if the animal […]

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MongabayNov 21, 2023

As governments around the world consider new regulations that would require corporations to track their impacts on biodiversity, a new platform called NatureHelm provides companies and individual landowners with a tool to track indicators of ecosystem health.

By Claudia Geib
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/new-platform-offers-toolkit-for-companies-to-prove-their-eco-claims/

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New platform offers toolkit for companies to prove their eco claims

A new platform allows companies and landowners to monitor the ecosystems in their supply chains, as governments around the world increasingly consider regulations that require businesses to account for biodiversity. The tool, NatureHelm, provides a subscription-based platform where large corporate entities or individual landowners can track significant species and ecosystem markers on their properties. The […]

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