WILDLABS
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
About the Series
This season, we're connecting the dots between cutting-edge engineering, conservation, and academic insights to push the boundaries of bioacoustics technology. Laying the groundwork for our Bioacoustics Horizon Scan, we aim to capture where we are today and discuss critical context for the exploration of new frontiers to come. Join our meetups throughout the month to explore emerging tools for bioacoustics data collection, analysis, sharing, and policy integration. Tune in to explore what’s needed to unlock the field’s full potential.
Meetup 4: Policy integration and scientific impact
Date & Time
Thursday, September 26, 2024 12:00-01:30pm UTC
About the Session
As we face a global biodiversity crisis, the need for robust, scalable solutions to monitor and protect our planet's ecosystems has never been more urgent. Passive acoustic monitoring offers a powerful tool for ecological monitoring and assessment that can assist to achieve global conservation targets, making more informed biodiversity management decisions, and combating wildlife crime.
Moreover, anthropogenic activities are increasingly raising noise levels in natural soundscapes, which pose severe threats to biodiversity. This is especially true in aquatic environments where sound travels long distances and many species rely heavily on hearing. Such disturbances urgently call for robust policy frameworks that can effectively mitigate the impacts of noise pollution on wildlife.
In this session we will delve into how integrating acoustic monitoring techniques into policy frameworks can help track progress towards global conservation targets, make informed management decisions, and tackle major challenges such as habitat degradation, anthropogenic noise and wildlife crime.
Agenda
- Welcome and introductions (5 min)
- Renata Sousa-Lima, Assistant Professor, Laboratory of Bioacoustics, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (5 min opening talk)
- Carly Batist, Science Outreach Lead at Wildmon (10 min)
- Christos Astaras, Wildlife Researcher at the Forest Research Institute, (ELGO-DIMITRA), Greece (10 min)
- Tim Collins, WCS Global Conservation East Africa, Madagascar, Western Indian Ocean (10 min)
- Open discussion and community exchange (45 min)
- Takeaways and wrap up (5 min)
This session isn't just a chance to listen—it's an opportunity to engage, question, and contribute to the future of bioacoustics technology. Make sure you’re part of this crucial discussion!
Full session recording
We also have the recording available here on Zoom if you'd like to view the chat.
Individual talks
Learn more about upcoming Meetups
Curious about what else is happening this season? Visit our “Listen to the Future” season overview to discover more about the WILDLABS Virtual Meetup Series and upcoming events.
Photo credit: Third Millennium Alliance
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