Biodiversity can’t wait—and neither can we. As COP30 wraps, the focus is on scaling real solutions, not just talking points. Melanie Nakagawa and Juan M. Lavista Ferres, Chief Data Scientist of Microsoft’s AI for Good Lab, spotlight how emerging technology and open-source AI are moving from pilot to global impact even in the most remote parts of the world. Dive into: 🌎 Project SPARROW: Solar‑powered acoustic and remote recording across multiple ecosystems, active in 6+ countries and growing 🦒 GIRAFFE: AI is recognizing and tracking individual giraffes by unique spot patterns 🌊 GhostNetZero: More than 33 tons of ghost nets have been recovered from the Baltic Sea, with efforts expanding to key fishing regions 🧪 Innovation like GitHub’s Green Software Directory (60,000+ climate‑focused open‑source solutions), FIDO’s impact on conserving water Read and subscribe 📩
Incredible work, Juan M. Lavista Ferres — truly inspiring to see how Microsoft’s AI for Good Lab is transforming cutting-edge research into real, measurable impact for our planet. 🌎 The projects you highlighted—SPARROW, GIRAFFE, and GhostNetZero—demonstrate how AI, data governance, and open collaboration can scale conservation in ways that were once unimaginable. As someone deeply interested in the intersection of finance, technology, and sustainability, I see this as a blueprint for how innovation can serve both enterprise and the environment. Congratulations to you and the entire team for leading with purpose and showing how responsible AI can protect biodiversity while advancing human progress. 👏 Regards, Luis
Biodiversity would probably not be controlled in the near future. But a good way to intervene and look at types of species that keep interacting with each other and cross breeding. Technology will help, but it is only the start.
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1wA Story from Melanie Nakagawa : As I attend COP30 this week, I’m grateful to Brazil and its people for reminding us of what’s at stake in the biodiversity crisis. Here, in the cradle of the Amazon rainforest, home to 10% of all known species on Earth, it is clearer than ever why this work matters, and why technology must empower the communities working on the frontlines to protect ecosystems. Read full story ... Thank you for sharing