Connected Conservation Foundation
@connectedcons.bsky.social
Helping secure and sustain proven digital infrastructure and cutting-edge technology to stop nature loss and build resilient ecosystems and communities.
From 30 cm satellite imagery to real-world conservation action 🛰️
Hear how our partnership with the Airbus Foundation is helping protect Andean bears and desert elephants on the latest Impact Equation podcast
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Hear how our partnership with the Airbus Foundation is helping protect Andean bears and desert elephants on the latest Impact Equation podcast
open.spotify.com/episode/2luQ...
September 28, 2026 at 2:56 PM
From 30 cm satellite imagery to real-world conservation action 🛰️
Hear how our partnership with the Airbus Foundation is helping protect Andean bears and desert elephants on the latest Impact Equation podcast
open.spotify.com/episode/2luQ...
Hear how our partnership with the Airbus Foundation is helping protect Andean bears and desert elephants on the latest Impact Equation podcast
open.spotify.com/episode/2luQ...
🐻 Where do elusive Andean bears roam, and why?
With support from CCF’s geospatial analysis + Airbus Fdn 30cm Pléiades Neo imagery + thousands of GPS locations, Conservación Amazónica is revealing how bears use Peru’s Manu Biosphere Reserve
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With support from CCF’s geospatial analysis + Airbus Fdn 30cm Pléiades Neo imagery + thousands of GPS locations, Conservación Amazónica is revealing how bears use Peru’s Manu Biosphere Reserve
connectedconservation.foundation/ecosystem-in...
September 14, 2026 at 2:47 PM
🐻 Where do elusive Andean bears roam, and why?
With support from CCF’s geospatial analysis + Airbus Fdn 30cm Pléiades Neo imagery + thousands of GPS locations, Conservación Amazónica is revealing how bears use Peru’s Manu Biosphere Reserve
connectedconservation.foundation/ecosystem-in...
With support from CCF’s geospatial analysis + Airbus Fdn 30cm Pléiades Neo imagery + thousands of GPS locations, Conservación Amazónica is revealing how bears use Peru’s Manu Biosphere Reserve
connectedconservation.foundation/ecosystem-in...
Conservation technology is advancing fast, and skilled people are needed to keep it running.
Hear from Mabel, Duncan & Effort Zivengwa about their experiences at our PAT training, featured in @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Hear from Mabel, Duncan & Effort Zivengwa about their experiences at our PAT training, featured in @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Bring on the drones: how a technology revolution is being rolled out across Africa’s nature reserves
As graduates of an online training course gather from across the continent, the consensus is overwhelming: computers and saving animals go together
www.theguardian.com
September 3, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Conservation technology is advancing fast, and skilled people are needed to keep it running.
Hear from Mabel, Duncan & Effort Zivengwa about their experiences at our PAT training, featured in @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Hear from Mabel, Duncan & Effort Zivengwa about their experiences at our PAT training, featured in @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
📣 New job: Programme Coordinator, South Africa
Help train, support and empower the next generation of Protected Area Technicians!
From supporting online learners to coordinating practical field training, help CCF grow conservation capacity
Apply: connectedconservation.foundation/news/join-ou...
Help train, support and empower the next generation of Protected Area Technicians!
From supporting online learners to coordinating practical field training, help CCF grow conservation capacity
Apply: connectedconservation.foundation/news/join-ou...
August 27, 2026 at 1:55 PM
📣 New job: Programme Coordinator, South Africa
Help train, support and empower the next generation of Protected Area Technicians!
From supporting online learners to coordinating practical field training, help CCF grow conservation capacity
Apply: connectedconservation.foundation/news/join-ou...
Help train, support and empower the next generation of Protected Area Technicians!
From supporting online learners to coordinating practical field training, help CCF grow conservation capacity
Apply: connectedconservation.foundation/news/join-ou...
93% of Nepal’s greater one-horned rhinos live in Chitwan–Parsa, where invasive plants threaten grasslands. #SatellitesForBiodiversity grantee ZSL used 30cm Airbus imagery + AI + ground data to map Mikania, helping inform grassland management
connectedconservation.foundation/ecosystem-in...
connectedconservation.foundation/ecosystem-in...
August 25, 2026 at 12:58 PM
93% of Nepal’s greater one-horned rhinos live in Chitwan–Parsa, where invasive plants threaten grasslands. #SatellitesForBiodiversity grantee ZSL used 30cm Airbus imagery + AI + ground data to map Mikania, helping inform grassland management
connectedconservation.foundation/ecosystem-in...
connectedconservation.foundation/ecosystem-in...
🦁 We're Proud to support Uganda Conservation Foundation, helping protect Uganda’s iconic tree-climbing lions using #LoRaWAN tech. With support from partners, real-time monitoring and early warning systems are helping reduce human-lion conflict
connectedconservation.foundation/projects/rec...
connectedconservation.foundation/projects/rec...
August 13, 2026 at 1:29 PM
🦁 We're Proud to support Uganda Conservation Foundation, helping protect Uganda’s iconic tree-climbing lions using #LoRaWAN tech. With support from partners, real-time monitoring and early warning systems are helping reduce human-lion conflict
connectedconservation.foundation/projects/rec...
connectedconservation.foundation/projects/rec...
🦧 Only 800 Tapanuli orangutans remain, all found in North Sumatra’s Batang Toru forests.
Alongside the Airbus Foundation, we’re proud to support Yayasan Ekosistem Lestari using 🛰️ 30cm satellite imagery to map forest loss & identify threats.
connectedconservation.foundation/projects/def...
Alongside the Airbus Foundation, we’re proud to support Yayasan Ekosistem Lestari using 🛰️ 30cm satellite imagery to map forest loss & identify threats.
connectedconservation.foundation/projects/def...
Deforestation Monitoring for Tapanuli Orangutan Habitat, Batang Toru, Indonesia
High-res satellite monitoring and field verification for protecting one of the last forests of the Tapanuli Orangutan
connectedconservation.foundation
August 10, 2026 at 8:37 AM
🦧 Only 800 Tapanuli orangutans remain, all found in North Sumatra’s Batang Toru forests.
Alongside the Airbus Foundation, we’re proud to support Yayasan Ekosistem Lestari using 🛰️ 30cm satellite imagery to map forest loss & identify threats.
connectedconservation.foundation/projects/def...
Alongside the Airbus Foundation, we’re proud to support Yayasan Ekosistem Lestari using 🛰️ 30cm satellite imagery to map forest loss & identify threats.
connectedconservation.foundation/projects/def...
Creating new space for rhinos to thrive🦏
At Mpilo Game Reserve, restored farmland is becoming new habitat for Critically Endangered black rhinos. Alongside WildlifeACT, @cisco.com & Actility we're proud to support with a #LoRaWAN network
connectedconservation.foundation/projects/sec...
At Mpilo Game Reserve, restored farmland is becoming new habitat for Critically Endangered black rhinos. Alongside WildlifeACT, @cisco.com & Actility we're proud to support with a #LoRaWAN network
connectedconservation.foundation/projects/sec...
Securing Mpilo: LoRaWAN for Supporting The Black Rhino Range Expansion Project
Digital infrastructure and support enabling the transformation of farmland into secure rhino rangeland at Mpilo Game Reserve
connectedconservation.foundation
July 27, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Creating new space for rhinos to thrive🦏
At Mpilo Game Reserve, restored farmland is becoming new habitat for Critically Endangered black rhinos. Alongside WildlifeACT, @cisco.com & Actility we're proud to support with a #LoRaWAN network
connectedconservation.foundation/projects/sec...
At Mpilo Game Reserve, restored farmland is becoming new habitat for Critically Endangered black rhinos. Alongside WildlifeACT, @cisco.com & Actility we're proud to support with a #LoRaWAN network
connectedconservation.foundation/projects/sec...
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As part of the first cohort of this program, I am truly grateful for the opportunity. The knowledge and skills I have gained will stay with me for a lifetime and will continue to make a meaningful impact on my work in conservation.
Asante sana, CCF
Asante sana, CCF
July 15, 2026 at 4:35 PM
As part of the first cohort of this program, I am truly grateful for the opportunity. The knowledge and skills I have gained will stay with me for a lifetime and will continue to make a meaningful impact on my work in conservation.
Asante sana, CCF
Asante sana, CCF
Behind every wildlife sensor, connected protected area and early-warning alert is a technician keeping it all running.
21 early-career Protected Area Technicians from across Africa came together at Lapalala Wilderness to build practical skills and confidence in conservation technology.
21 early-career Protected Area Technicians from across Africa came together at Lapalala Wilderness to build practical skills and confidence in conservation technology.
July 15, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Behind every wildlife sensor, connected protected area and early-warning alert is a technician keeping it all running.
21 early-career Protected Area Technicians from across Africa came together at Lapalala Wilderness to build practical skills and confidence in conservation technology.
21 early-career Protected Area Technicians from across Africa came together at Lapalala Wilderness to build practical skills and confidence in conservation technology.
Meet the winners of the 2026 Satellites for Biodiversity Award! 🛰️
With the #AirbusFoundation & @esriuk.bsky.social we're supporting projects protecting & recovering wildlife habitats across the globe using ultra-high-resolution satellite imagery + Earth observation tools.
With the #AirbusFoundation & @esriuk.bsky.social we're supporting projects protecting & recovering wildlife habitats across the globe using ultra-high-resolution satellite imagery + Earth observation tools.
June 30, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Meet the winners of the 2026 Satellites for Biodiversity Award! 🛰️
With the #AirbusFoundation & @esriuk.bsky.social we're supporting projects protecting & recovering wildlife habitats across the globe using ultra-high-resolution satellite imagery + Earth observation tools.
With the #AirbusFoundation & @esriuk.bsky.social we're supporting projects protecting & recovering wildlife habitats across the globe using ultra-high-resolution satellite imagery + Earth observation tools.
CCF was honoured to attend the United4Wildlife Business Forum during #LondonClimateActionWeek on Monday. We’re grateful to have been part of this landmark gathering and look forward to supporting the next chapter in wildlife and nature protection through partnerships and shared expertise.
June 24, 2026 at 12:44 PM
CCF was honoured to attend the United4Wildlife Business Forum during #LondonClimateActionWeek on Monday. We’re grateful to have been part of this landmark gathering and look forward to supporting the next chapter in wildlife and nature protection through partnerships and shared expertise.
“CCF is training us on smart conservation, ensuring tech is reliable, secure & useful on the ground”
🎙️Hear from Zimpark's scholar Nyasha Eric Shenje + CCF’s Carien Soldatos on building the next gen of conservation tech leaders
🎧Listen on BBC Tech at 17:50:
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
🎙️Hear from Zimpark's scholar Nyasha Eric Shenje + CCF’s Carien Soldatos on building the next gen of conservation tech leaders
🎧Listen on BBC Tech at 17:50:
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
June 16, 2026 at 8:26 AM
“CCF is training us on smart conservation, ensuring tech is reliable, secure & useful on the ground”
🎙️Hear from Zimpark's scholar Nyasha Eric Shenje + CCF’s Carien Soldatos on building the next gen of conservation tech leaders
🎧Listen on BBC Tech at 17:50:
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
🎙️Hear from Zimpark's scholar Nyasha Eric Shenje + CCF’s Carien Soldatos on building the next gen of conservation tech leaders
🎧Listen on BBC Tech at 17:50:
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
🔧🦒 Kicking off the first Protected Area Technology In-field Training Program at Lapalala Wilderness! 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
#Tech4Wildlife
June 9, 2026 at 4:08 PM
🔧🦒 Kicking off the first Protected Area Technology In-field Training Program at Lapalala Wilderness! 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
#Tech4Wildlife
We're proud to continue our partnership with the #AirbusFoundation & 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_904_90...
Read the full impact report: mediaassets.airbus.com/pm_38_904_90...
June 2, 2026 at 11:10 AM
We're proud to continue our partnership with the #AirbusFoundation & 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_904_90...
Read the full impact report: mediaassets.airbus.com/pm_38_904_90...
In 3 weeks, we welcome our first Protected Area Technician Scholarship cohort at Lapalala Wilderness🚙
Months of prep for a hands-on program in networking, power systems, radios, wildlife tracking, @earthrangertech.bsky.social & field ops. From trainer kits to field sites, it’s all coming together!
Months of prep for a hands-on program in networking, power systems, radios, wildlife tracking, @earthrangertech.bsky.social & field ops. From trainer kits to field sites, it’s all coming together!
May 21, 2026 at 11:32 AM
In 3 weeks, we welcome our first Protected Area Technician Scholarship cohort at Lapalala Wilderness🚙
Months of prep for a hands-on program in networking, power systems, radios, wildlife tracking, @earthrangertech.bsky.social & field ops. From trainer kits to field sites, it’s all coming together!
Months of prep for a hands-on program in networking, power systems, radios, wildlife tracking, @earthrangertech.bsky.social & 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.org
Great discussions with tech, policy & nature finance leaders, which we'll incorporate into the next framework iteration.
Great discussions with tech, policy & nature finance leaders, which we'll incorporate into the next framework iteration.
May 18, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Thanks to all who joined our #NatureTechUnconference workshop to explore the Biodiversity Conservation Digital Readiness Assessment toolkit, co-developed with @undp.org
Great discussions with tech, policy & nature finance leaders, which we'll incorporate into the next framework iteration.
Great discussions with tech, policy & nature finance leaders, which we'll incorporate into the next framework iteration.
Working with the African Wildlife Foundation & Airbus Foundation, we're proud to pilot the SABEL Scorecard.
Using satellite imagery & socio-economic data, SABEL turns complex insights into actionable dashboards, supporting better investment & impact
connectedconservation.foundation/projects/pil...
Using satellite imagery & socio-economic data, SABEL turns complex insights into actionable dashboards, supporting better investment & impact
connectedconservation.foundation/projects/pil...
Piloting The Sabel Scorecard, For Africa’s Biodiversity Economy Landscapes
Scaling monitoring for ecosystem integrity and socio-economic progress
connectedconservation.foundation
May 7, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Working with the African Wildlife Foundation & Airbus Foundation, we're proud to pilot the SABEL Scorecard.
Using satellite imagery & socio-economic data, SABEL turns complex insights into actionable dashboards, supporting better investment & impact
connectedconservation.foundation/projects/pil...
Using satellite imagery & socio-economic data, SABEL turns complex insights into actionable dashboards, supporting better investment & impact
connectedconservation.foundation/projects/pil...
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.foundation/news/meet-th...
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.foundation/news/meet-th...
May 5, 2026 at 10:05 AM
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.foundation/news/meet-th...
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.foundation/news/meet-th...
A first-of-its-kind study from Conservacion Amazonica, with help from CCF, has mapped Andean Bear movements in the Peruvian Andes using high-res satellite imagery from @AirbusFdn & AI + GPS collar data.
connectedconservation.foundation/ecosystem-in...
connectedconservation.foundation/ecosystem-in...
Tracking Andean Bear Movement to Protect Core Habitats in Peru
Integrate high-resolution imagery and GPS collar data to reveal Andean bear behaviour, movement drivers, and human-wildlife conflict hotspots.
connectedconservation.foundation
April 20, 2026 at 2:58 PM
A first-of-its-kind study from Conservacion Amazonica, with help from CCF, has mapped Andean Bear movements in the Peruvian Andes using high-res satellite imagery from @AirbusFdn & AI + GPS collar data.
connectedconservation.foundation/ecosystem-in...
connectedconservation.foundation/ecosystem-in...
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.foundation/news/join-ou...
Deadline: 15 May 2026
Could you help keep conservation tech running across Africa’s most critical landscapes?
Remote + field travel (Uganda, Kenya, South Africa).
➡️ connectedconservation.foundation/news/join-ou...
Deadline: 15 May 2026
April 16, 2026 at 11:25 AM
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.foundation/news/join-ou...
Deadline: 15 May 2026
Could you help keep conservation tech running across Africa’s most critical landscapes?
Remote + field travel (Uganda, Kenya, South Africa).
➡️ connectedconservation.foundation/news/join-ou...
Deadline: 15 May 2026
#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.
April 13, 2026 at 10:42 AM
#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.foundation/news/meet-th...
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.foundation/news/meet-th...
March 30, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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.foundation/news/meet-th...
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.foundation/news/meet-th...
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/app3imIwwXOy...
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/app3imIwwXOy...
March 24, 2026 at 9:26 AM
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/app3imIwwXOy...
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/app3imIwwXOy...
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.foundation/news/takeawa...
The shift? From tools → systems. Pilots → locally owned solutions. Innovation → real-world impact.
What inspired us ⬇️
connectedconservation.foundation/news/takeawa...
Takeaways from the Kenya Conservation Technology and Drone Conference
We recently joined global partners at the Global Conservation Tech & Drone Forum in Nairobi, Kenya, bringing together practitioners, policymakers and innovators to explore how equity, inclusion an...
connectedconservation.foundation
March 17, 2026 at 3:56 PM
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.foundation/news/takeawa...
The shift? From tools → systems. Pilots → locally owned solutions. Innovation → real-world impact.
What inspired us ⬇️
connectedconservation.foundation/news/takeawa...