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4 Innovations Ensuring our Planet’s Biodiversity

The planet is facing a 6th mass extinction induced by human activity. Wildlife populations have declined an average of 69% since 1970. Here are four innovations ensuring our planet’s biodiversity. One such innovation is from WIPSEA, which uses AI to protect whales, turtles, and dolphins. It shoots high-res images by plane and drone, generating detailed maps. So people creating marine protected areas and offshore wind farms can tell where species live and even how many individuals there are. How would you protect biodiversity?

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