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SUSTAINBILITY STRATEGIES
The rapid rise of artificial intelligence brings with it huge concerns about environmental impacts, but also a very science fiction kind of climate optimism. While the idea that any one technology could be a panacea for the climate crisis is far-fetched, many people believe that AI could help to move the dial towards sustainability more than anything else in the global arsenal.
One area in which AI is already making waves is wildlife conservation. A new report published by Google and the World Resources Institute( WRI) suggests that its potential in this area is growing by the day. For the study, Google and the WRI interviewed 22 people working at the nexus of AI and conservation and explored their experiences.
The research has helped the organisations to uncover a huge problem: fewer than 25 % of countries currently have clear goals that are aligned with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, partly due to gaps in relevant data and information.
WHAT IS THE KUNMING- MONTREAL GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY FRAMEWORK?
The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework is an international agreement that was adopted in December 2022 at the UN Biodiversity Conference that centres on halting and reversing global biodiversity loss by 2030.