🔧🦒Kicking off the first Protected Area Technology In-field Training Program at @LapalalaW Over the next two weeks, 22 technicians from across Africa will gain hands-on experience deploying, maintaining and operationalising conservation technology in the field. #Tech4Wildlife

We're proud to continue our partnership with the @AirbusFdn & field partners, combining satellite imagery, AI local conservation expertise to protect nature and support communities across the globe. Read the full impact report: mediaassets.airbus.com/pm_38…

In 3 weeks we welcome our first Protected Area Technician Scholarship cohort at @LapalalaW 🚙 Months of prep for a hands-on program in networking, power systems, radios, wildlife tracking, @EarthRangerTech & field ops. From trainer kits to field sites, it’s all coming together!

Thanks to all who joined our #NatureTechUnconference workshop to explore the Biodiversity Conservation Digital Readiness Assessment toolkit, co-developed with @UNDP. Great discussions with tech, policy & nature finance leaders, which we'll incorporate into the next iteration.

Working with @AWF_Official & @AirbusFdn, we're proud to pilot the SABEL Scorecard. Using satellite imagery, spatial modelling & socio-economic data, SABEL turns complex insights into actionable dashboards, supporting better decisions, investment & impact. connectedconservation.founda…

Congrats to our first Protected Area Technician Scholarship cohort!🎊 16 African conservation tech pros will embark on a 2-week field training in partnership with Lapalala Wilderness, focused on comms, sensors, wildlife monitoring field operations connectedconservation.founda…

Mark your calendars for this year's Wildlife Ranger Challenge! The Wildlife Ranger Challenge is a unique fundraising experience that puts you side by side with the dedicated rangers who guard our parks and protect the animals. More than a run, it shows solidarity with the people on the frontlines of wildlife conservation. Save the date: 19th September. Registration details and more information will come soon. Watch this space and start warming up those legs! Let's make this year's Wildlife Ranger Challenge one to remember! 🏃‍♂️ #WildlifeRangerChallenge2026 #UgandaCF #UgandaWildlife #Conservation #MurchisonFallsNationalPark

A first-of-its-kind study from @amazonacca & CCF has mapped Andean Bear movements in the Peruvian Andes using high-res satellite imagery from @AirbusFdn & AI GPS collar data. Results reveal habitat links, climate corridors & human–bear conflict zones connectedconservation.founda…

New Job Alert 📣 Protected Area Support Technician Could you help keep conservation tech running across Africa’s most critical landscapes? Remote field travel (Uganda, Kenya, South Africa). ➡️connectedconservation.founda… Deadline: 15 May 2026

On World Art Day, we celebrate the many creative expressions that can shape the world we live in. In its many forms, art can inspire connection, carry knowledge across generations, support livelihoods and sustainable development, enable healing and reflection, and give voice to ideas that travel far beyond where they begin. Discover where art meets conservation: bit.ly/3QEz3Vq #ArtofConservation #AfricanParks

#LoRaWAN adoption in conservation is accelerating beyond wildlife tracking. In places like the Sabi Sand Nature Reserve, networks originally used for rhino protection will next support ecological monitoring, insights into species behaviour and early warnings for water systems.

Satellites for Biodiversity Award: Selection of Round 4 finalists is in full swing🌍🛰️ Applications from 52 countries, covering 85 species groups & 55 ecosystems—our most competitive year yet. Winners announced in May. A huge thanks to our judges: connectedconservation.founda…

Please vote! We’ve proposed a session at Nature Tech Unconference 2026: “Scaling Conservation Through Digital Readiness”, focusing on closing critical gaps in digital capacity for biodiversity at scale. 🗳️ Vote by 29 March: airtable.com/app3imIwwXOyQkL…

GOOD NEWS: In a historic comeback, rhinos have returned to the wild in Uganda for the first time in over 40 years—reviving a species once wiped out by poaching in the 1980s.

At #GCTDF2026 in Nairobi, one message stood out: conservation’s future isn’t just tech — it’s equity, inclusion & collaboration. The shift? From tools → systems. Pilots → locally owned solutions. Innovation → real-world impact. What inspired us ⬇️ connectedconservation.founda…

⏳ 1 day left to apply for the 2026 WILDLABS Awards! Expressions of Interest are due TOMORROW(!) for $10k and $50k grants supporting conservation technology projects, with support from @Arm. ➡️ Awards details: wildlabs.net/funding-opportu… ➡️ Submit your EOI: forms.gle/D79DsdP1eE7RDJJUA

Happening now: Big moment for Uganda. ED-UWA Dr. James Musinguzi has flagged off the first rhino translocation to Kidepo Valley National Park. 2 rhinos translocated today, out of a planned total of 8, happening in carefully managed phases. A historic step toward restoring rhinos in the wild and strengthening conservation in one of Africa’s most iconic parks. #Conservation #RhinoConservation #RhinoTranslocation

At Murchison Falls National Park, a new digital ecosystem of high-capacity Wi-Fi & a #LoRaWAN network sensors is boosting ranger training, community edu & wildlife protection🐘 With Uganda Conservation Foundation, @ugwildlife, @Cisco, @Actility & CCF: connectedconservation.founda…

Kenya Pioneers 'Smart Biospheres' with Cooperative, Sovereign #LoRaWAN Infrastructure🦒 Led by @KWSKenya with support from CCF, @Actility & @konzatech, it enables secure, real-time tracking with wildlife data governed in-country connectedconservation.founda…

Happy #WorldWildlifeDay from Nairobi! Prof @ErustusKanga says, “Tech succeeds because of people. Policy, people & conservation are now fused to see further, respond faster, decide smarter” We're proud to work with @KWSKenya to build holistic digital systems for conservation🤝