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Opportunities for big data in conservation and sustainability

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  • Rebecca K. Runting

    (The University of Melbourne)

  • Stuart Phinn

    (The University of Queensland)

  • Zunyi Xie

    (The University of Queensland)

  • Oscar Venter

    (University of Northern British Columbia)

  • James E. M. Watson

    (The University of Queensland
    Global Conservation Program)

Abstract

Big data reveals new, stark pictures of the state of our environments. It also reveals ‘bright spots’ amongst the broad pattern of decline and—crucially—the key conditions for these cases. Big data analyses could benefit the planet if tightly coupled with ongoing sustainability efforts.

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  • Rebecca K. Runting & Stuart Phinn & Zunyi Xie & Oscar Venter & James E. M. Watson, 2020. "Opportunities for big data in conservation and sustainability," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 11(1), pages 1-4, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:11:y:2020:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-020-15870-0
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-15870-0
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    1. Yiwen Zeng & Rebecca K. Runting & James E. M. Watson & Luis Roman Carrasco, 2022. "Telecoupled environmental impacts are an obstacle to meeting the sustainable development goals," Sustainable Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 30(1), pages 76-82, February.
    2. Xi Xiang & Michael E Meadows, 2020. "Preparing Adolescents for the Uncertain Future: Concepts, Tools and Strategies for Teaching Anthropogenic Environmental Change," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(17), pages 1-12, August.
    3. Fernando Garrigós-Simón & Silvia Sanz-Blas & Yeamduan Narangajavana & Daniela Buzova, 2021. "The Nexus between Big Data and Sustainability: An Analysis of Current Trends and Developments," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(12), pages 1, June.
    4. Yi Bao & Zhou Huang & Han Wang & Ganmin Yin & Xiao Zhou & Yong Gao, 2023. "High‐resolution quantification of building stock using multi‐source remote sensing imagery and deep learning," Journal of Industrial Ecology, Yale University, vol. 27(1), pages 350-361, February.
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    8. Danilo Urzedo & Zarrin Tasnim Sworna & Andrew J. Hoskins & Cathy J. Robinson, 2024. "AI chatbots contribute to global conservation injustices," Palgrave Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 11(1), pages 1-8, December.

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