How AI Helps Conservation

Parks Canada works with social media influencers.

We highlight environmental trends and solutions.

I'm Inayat, exploring AI in conservation.

This week's topic is AI in conservation.

AI helps conservation work.

Wind power is a big picture issue.

Parks Canada influences visitor behavior in Banff.

Alemu Gonsamo maps Canada's landscapes using satellites and AI.

Gonsamo is excited about AI in Canada's nature strategy.

Technology helps collect data on large lands and waters.

Gonsamo collaborates with WWF Canada and Indigenous groups.

Machine learning helps process data on peat depth.

AI calculates peat depth in the Hudson Bay Lowlands.

Sara Beery works on AI and decision-making in conservation.

Non-generative AI models are used in conservation research.

AI takes pictures and listens to ecosystems.

Human experts can't process large amounts of data.

AI monitors salmon migration in the Pacific Northwest.

AI counts fish with a low error rate.

AI helps understand species and ecosystems in remote areas.

Reliable models save human time.

— Inayat Singh

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Wind power companies have a win.

The U.S. Department of Interior failed to appeal court losses.

Five wind projects will continue building.

Revolution Wind delivered its first power.

The five projects will produce enough electricity for two million homes.

It's a win for wind, but the industry is still uncertain.

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India focuses on two- and three-wheeled vehicles.

Invasive plants harm forest ecosystems.

More than a dozen wind and solar projects will be built in Ontario.

Phytomining uses plants to soak up heavy metals.

Norway is powered by renewable energy.

Parks Canada influences social media influencers.

Staff attended a Travel Alberta event.

It was the first time park staff attended the event.

Travel Alberta outlines expectations for influencers.

Visitors rely on social media to plan trips.

Social media changes how people see the park.

Park staff share messages with influencers.

Messages include staying inside vehicles and carrying bear spray.

Simple messages are important for visitor safety.

The park sees record visitation.

Parks Canada says influencer partnerships help protect Banff.

Linda Hoang says tourism operators and Parks Canada are collaborating.

Influencers shape visitor behavior.

People are influenced by social media.

Organizations work with influencers to shape behavior.

Travel Alberta refrains from promoting Banff in summer.

Parks Canada manages growing crowds.

Travel Alberta adjusts its marketing approach.

The agency highlights lesser-known destinations.

Hidden gems are promoted through influencer work.

— Michelle McCann

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Editors: Emily Chung and Hannah Hoag

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