Forest Damages – Larch Casebearer

Overview The larch casebearer, Coleophora laricella, is a moth that mainly attacks larch trees and has caused significant damage in larch stands in Västergötland, Sweden. The Swedish Forest Agency, supported by Microsoft’s AI for Earth program, started a project that…

Conservation Drones

Overview Monitoring of protected areas to curb illegal activities like poaching is a monumental task. Real-time data acquisition has become easier with advances in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and sensors like TIR cameras, which allow surveillance at night when poaching…