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Research Tuesdays: Conservation Drones
The next Research Tuesdays forum will be presented by Professor Lian Pin Koh from the Centre for Applied Conservation Science. Title: Conservation Drones When: 5:30pm, Tuesday, March 14, 2017 Where: Braggs Lecture Theatre Cost: Free, but bookings recommended Environmental conservation can be financially and physically challenging wherever it occurs, but particularly so in remote, hard-to-access, or […]
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Flying drones to save the environment
“The novel use of drones as a conservation tool means we can navigate remote rain forests, monitor endangered animals and fight against wildlife crime.” Watch as University of Adelaide researcher Associate Professor Lian Pin Koh explains this game-changer for conservation research. Find out about this – and other exciting research on the new University of […]
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Drones to assist with Dingo Fence monitoring
The University of Adelaide’s Unmanned Research Aircraft Facility (URAF) recently featured in an article by The Lead. The URAF will be involved in a trial using their drones to monitor the Dingo Fence in outback Australia. The Dingo Fence, which was established to protect livestock from attacks by wild dogs and native dingos runs continuously […]
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A drone’s-eye view of conservation
Associate Professor Lian Pin Koh from the University of Adelaide’s Environment Institute was interviewed by Virgin Unite about using drones for conservation. “These light weight autonomous flying vehicles can track animals in their natural habitat, monitor the health of rain forests, even combat crime by detecting poachers via thermal imaging.” Read the full article to […]
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Adelaide’s drone hub
Chair of Applied Ecology and Conservation, Associate Professor Lian Pin Koh from the University of Adelaide’s Environment Institute is an expert on unmanned research aircrafts, known as drones. He has partnered with conservation and research organisations from more than a dozen countries including the Worldwide fund for Nature, the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Wildlife Conservation […]
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Podcast: Conservation Drones: The new eco-warriors
Associate Professor Lian Pin Koh was recently interviewed by Sarah Martin on Radio Adelaide’s The Sound of Science program about the types and uses of unmanned research aircrafts, known as drones. Associate Professor Koh is Chair of Applied Ecology and Conservation, Deputy Director of the Conservation Science and Technology Program and Director of the Unmanned […]
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Drones on a Different Mission
Lian Pin Koh was featured in The New York Times with his work using drones for conservation purposes. From the article: “Belize has made a great effort to protect its coral reef system — the largest in the Western Hemisphere — by establishing more than a dozen protected areas. But patrolling large stretches of ocean and coastline […]
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TED Speaker and “Drones Ecologist” Lian Pin Koh joins the Environment Institute
His research has been featured in National Geographic, presented at TED Global 2013, named by Scientific American as in the Top 10 of “World Changing Ideas” and has been listed in the Nominet Trust “100 of the World’s Most Inspiring Social Innovations” list. So it is no surprise that the Environment Institute is very excited […]
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