Connected Conservation Foundation

Giraffes are vanishing—targeted for bushmeat, threatened by habitat loss, and too often overlooked. But in Amboseli, there’s hope. Big Life is protecting habitat, deterring poaching, and helping giraffe numbers rise.  #worldgiraffeday Learn more: 🔗 ow.ly/cBKq50WbUQ8

A huge thank you to @stingergc_ Foundation🏌️ Their backing helps us scale tech-powered conservation across 15+ countries—protecting wildlife, empowering rangers & promoting co-existence 🛰️🦏 Support the mission: stingergcfoundation.org/connected-cons…

We are thrilled to share a transformative milestone: all 27 schools supported by Lewa now have internet connectivity. In regions where online access was once a distant dream, this achievement is breaking down digital barriers and opening new worlds of opportunity. Thread:

Free training now open for aspiring Protected Area Technicians Learn to power the digital backbone of conservation. Topics include networking, cybersecurity, IoT & more 🌍Top grads get field training & internships in Africa Start your tech-powered career →connectedconservation.foundation/capacity-build…

Build your tech career. Protect the wild 🌍 The Protected Area Technician Training Programme is live! 🎓10 FREE expert-led courses 📜Entry to advanced certifications 🌱In-field scholarships & internships Developed with @CiscoNetAcad , @OU_STEM & more connectedconservation.foundation/capacity-build…

The 2025 shoebill breeding season is under way in Zambia’s Bangweulu Wetlands, with 10 nests located already. To give the fledglings the best possible start in life, these sites are being actively guarded under the Shoebill Nest Protection Programme. At the same time, the odds of…

🌍📶 From the Wild to the Web: How Wi-Fi Helps Save Wildlife Conservationists are using Wi-Fi to monitor endangered species in remote areas. @art2gee talks to CCF about tech’s role in protecting wildlife. 🐘🛰️ gadget.co.za/wildlifewifi12…

What happens when cutting-edge tech meets wildlife conservation? 🐘 @NeilCHughes talks with CCF’s Sophi about how #AI, sensors & connectivity are transforming how we protect nature. “This isn’t tech replacing people — it’s empowering them.” 📷 youtube.com/watch?v=MN577r… #TechTalks

#Gadgets | When wildlife meets Wi-Fi Cisco is rewiring the wild for survival, Sophie Maxwell, head of the Connected Conservation Foundation, tells @art2gee. @Cisco @Connected_Cons 🔗gadget.co.za/wildlifewifi12…

Thank you, @Actility, for your care for our planet and life on earth. We are so grateful for our long-standing partnership and excited for what’s next for #LoRaWAN for nature. Read the Press Release👉 actility.com/world-largest-…

Thanks @techUK for spotlighting the new Ecosystem Insight Hub! "The integration of Airbus’ high-resolution satellite imagery with AI in-field insights is providing conservationists with critical data to address the urgent challenges facing biodiversity" techuk.org/resource/ecosy…

📢 Call for papers! Three months left! 🥳 We are excited to announce a Special Issue in #RemoteSensing 🎉 🏙️ Title: Remote Sensing Applications in #Urban #Environment and #Climate ✍ Submission deadline: 28 September 2025 🔗 SI details: mdpi.com/si/234746

Fantastic few days at #CiscoLive Live San Diego! Great to meet new faces, catch up with friends and supporters, and plan the next chapter of collaboration to help grow a tech ecosystem driving impact for nature and people. Big thanks to all supporting our partnership with @Cisco!

Proud to support @WCT_India in protecting the Gangetic basin, a lifeline for 500+ million people & the endangered gharial. With @AirbusFdn, we’re supporting with high-res #satellite imagery, to be combined with AI to monitor, track threats & guide action connectedconservation.foundation/projects/prote…

Last week, 70 southern white rhino completed a 3,400 km journey from South Africa to Rwanda’s Akagera National Park. The translocation was complex and was completed in two phases, each comprising 35 rhino, spaced three days apart. This significant move, part of African Parks’…

We're proud to support @VicUniWgtn & @docgovtnz in protecting the Southern Royal Albatross, one of the world’s largest seabirds. @AirbusFdn donated satellite HR imagery + AI will spot nests, track numbers & monitor breeding on remote NZ islands. connectedconservation.foundation/projects/south…

The scales that protect pangolin from predators have ironically become one of the drivers of demand for pangolin products, and made them one of the world’s most trafficked animals. Conserving pangolin will require large, well-managed landscapes. Read more bit.ly/3Ss7GvJ

🎉 Congrats to @AirbusFdn on their 2024 Impact Report! Their support with high-res satellite imagery since 2021 has supercharged our conservation efforts—combining VHR imagry, community data and AI to protect vulnerable ecosystems and species. airbus.com/sites/g/files/…

In just 6 weeks, MEP/ @SheldrickTrust Mau De-Snaring Unit, @Keforestservice, @kwskenya & Emitik rangers removed 102 snares from Mau Forest. These deadly traps threaten elephants & mountain bongo antelope. Together, we’re protecting this vital ecosystem. 🐘🌿

Thank you, @MongabayOrg, for highlighting the growth and evolution of our Satellites for Biodiversity Award program in collaboration with the @AirbusFdn news.mongabay.com/short-article/… #EarthObservation #SatellitesforBiodiversity