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.
Huge thanks to the #ACTCon team for a pivotal week marking a new chapter in Conservation Tech! Honoured to join panels, showcase our Technician Training, and witness #SMARTCnsvTools + @earthrangertech.bsky.social unite as SERCA 🤝. The future is an integrated digital ecosystem for nature🌍
November 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Huge thanks to the #ACTCon team for a pivotal week marking a new chapter in Conservation Tech! Honoured to join panels, showcase our Technician Training, and witness #SMARTCnsvTools + @earthrangertech.bsky.social unite as SERCA 🤝. The future is an integrated digital ecosystem for nature🌍
We’ve launched the IoT Assistant — an AI-powered decision-support tool that helps conservationists and field practitioners select the most effective IoT sensors.
Backed by real-world reviews from practitioners, the tool covers 130+ sensors ⬇️
connectedconservation.foundation/news/introdu...
Backed by real-world reviews from practitioners, the tool covers 130+ sensors ⬇️
connectedconservation.foundation/news/introdu...
November 4, 2025 at 12:34 PM
We’ve launched the IoT Assistant — an AI-powered decision-support tool that helps conservationists and field practitioners select the most effective IoT sensors.
Backed by real-world reviews from practitioners, the tool covers 130+ sensors ⬇️
connectedconservation.foundation/news/introdu...
Backed by real-world reviews from practitioners, the tool covers 130+ sensors ⬇️
connectedconservation.foundation/news/introdu...
🛰️ Need high-res satellite imagery to boost your field, community & AI data?
Apply for the Satellites for Biodiversity Award — funding projects protecting species & ecosystems worldwide.
WIN: $6K | Airbus Pléiades imagery | Mentorship
⏰19 Dec 2025
connectedconservation.foundation/satellite-aw...
Apply for the Satellites for Biodiversity Award — funding projects protecting species & ecosystems worldwide.
WIN: $6K | Airbus Pléiades imagery | Mentorship
⏰19 Dec 2025
connectedconservation.foundation/satellite-aw...
October 23, 2025 at 1:44 PM
🛰️ Need high-res satellite imagery to boost your field, community & AI data?
Apply for the Satellites for Biodiversity Award — funding projects protecting species & ecosystems worldwide.
WIN: $6K | Airbus Pléiades imagery | Mentorship
⏰19 Dec 2025
connectedconservation.foundation/satellite-aw...
Apply for the Satellites for Biodiversity Award — funding projects protecting species & ecosystems worldwide.
WIN: $6K | Airbus Pléiades imagery | Mentorship
⏰19 Dec 2025
connectedconservation.foundation/satellite-aw...
Proud to be featured in the new IUCN & PANORAMA Solutions #NatureTech report! 🌍Together with incredible partners, we’re using connected IoT networks to power conservation — from rhino protection to drought monitoring across Africa.
panorama.solutions/sites/defaul...
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October 20, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Proud to be featured in the new IUCN & PANORAMA Solutions #NatureTech report! 🌍Together with incredible partners, we’re using connected IoT networks to power conservation — from rhino protection to drought monitoring across Africa.
panorama.solutions/sites/defaul...
panorama.solutions/sites/defaul...
We’re honoured that the Connected Conservation Foundation is shortlisted for IUCN's #Tech4Nature Award (Species Conservation) 🦏🦁 Huge thanks to our partners, communities & tech teams who protect wildlife daily.
Congrats to all the inspiring finalists > blog.huawei.com/en/post/2025...
Congrats to all the inspiring finalists > blog.huawei.com/en/post/2025...
October 7, 2025 at 9:51 AM
We’re honoured that the Connected Conservation Foundation is shortlisted for IUCN's #Tech4Nature Award (Species Conservation) 🦏🦁 Huge thanks to our partners, communities & tech teams who protect wildlife daily.
Congrats to all the inspiring finalists > blog.huawei.com/en/post/2025...
Congrats to all the inspiring finalists > blog.huawei.com/en/post/2025...
Our team joined the @earthrangertech.bsky.social conferences in Uganda & South Africa — connecting with conservation professionals & sharing updates on our training and scholarships. Apply for free conservation tech training here: connectedconservation.foundation/capacity-bui...
October 6, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Our team joined the @earthrangertech.bsky.social conferences in Uganda & South Africa — connecting with conservation professionals & sharing updates on our training and scholarships. Apply for free conservation tech training here: connectedconservation.foundation/capacity-bui...
🛰️ Satellites for Biodiversity Award, Round 4 is open!
Win: VHR satellite data (incl HD15), $6K, Esri ArcGIS Pro and CCF & Airbus mentorship.
We're seeking bold projects on species, invasives, ecosystems & restoration.
Apply by 19 Dec
connectedconservation.foundation/satellite-aw...
Win: VHR satellite data (incl HD15), $6K, Esri ArcGIS Pro and CCF & Airbus mentorship.
We're seeking bold projects on species, invasives, ecosystems & restoration.
Apply by 19 Dec
connectedconservation.foundation/satellite-aw...
September 29, 2025 at 11:55 AM
🛰️ Satellites for Biodiversity Award, Round 4 is open!
Win: VHR satellite data (incl HD15), $6K, Esri ArcGIS Pro and CCF & Airbus mentorship.
We're seeking bold projects on species, invasives, ecosystems & restoration.
Apply by 19 Dec
connectedconservation.foundation/satellite-aw...
Win: VHR satellite data (incl HD15), $6K, Esri ArcGIS Pro and CCF & Airbus mentorship.
We're seeking bold projects on species, invasives, ecosystems & restoration.
Apply by 19 Dec
connectedconservation.foundation/satellite-aw...
🎉 Connected Conservation is 10! 🎉
Read our special Annual Review 24-25.
In a decade, with extraordinary partners, we’ve:
✅ Catalysed $13M for tech in conservation
✅ Strengthened Protected 40+ species
✅ Now powering the next generation with tech + ed.
connectedconservation.foundation/news/annual-...
Read our special Annual Review 24-25.
In a decade, with extraordinary partners, we’ve:
✅ Catalysed $13M for tech in conservation
✅ Strengthened Protected 40+ species
✅ Now powering the next generation with tech + ed.
connectedconservation.foundation/news/annual-...
September 11, 2025 at 8:12 AM
🎉 Connected Conservation is 10! 🎉
Read our special Annual Review 24-25.
In a decade, with extraordinary partners, we’ve:
✅ Catalysed $13M for tech in conservation
✅ Strengthened Protected 40+ species
✅ Now powering the next generation with tech + ed.
connectedconservation.foundation/news/annual-...
Read our special Annual Review 24-25.
In a decade, with extraordinary partners, we’ve:
✅ Catalysed $13M for tech in conservation
✅ Strengthened Protected 40+ species
✅ Now powering the next generation with tech + ed.
connectedconservation.foundation/news/annual-...
#Tech4Nature 2025 Innovation Challenge Workshop: AI and IoT for Real-Time Conservation Impact
Join our @sophie-maxwell.bsky.social, in shaping how tech transforms conservation in a free, solutions-focused workshop
📅 20 Aug
🕒 14:30-17:30 GMT+1
🔗 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/0e3312...
Join our @sophie-maxwell.bsky.social, in shaping how tech transforms conservation in a free, solutions-focused workshop
📅 20 Aug
🕒 14:30-17:30 GMT+1
🔗 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/0e3312...
August 12, 2025 at 9:51 AM
#Tech4Nature 2025 Innovation Challenge Workshop: AI and IoT for Real-Time Conservation Impact
Join our @sophie-maxwell.bsky.social, in shaping how tech transforms conservation in a free, solutions-focused workshop
📅 20 Aug
🕒 14:30-17:30 GMT+1
🔗 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/0e3312...
Join our @sophie-maxwell.bsky.social, in shaping how tech transforms conservation in a free, solutions-focused workshop
📅 20 Aug
🕒 14:30-17:30 GMT+1
🔗 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/0e3312...
As conservation becomes increasingly data-driven, CCF, Cisco Networking Academy & partners have launched a free, online Protected Area Technician Training Program to provide skills across a wide range of conservation technologies.
www.connectingafrica.com/skills-and-t...
www.connectingafrica.com/skills-and-t...
August 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
As conservation becomes increasingly data-driven, CCF, Cisco Networking Academy & partners have launched a free, online Protected Area Technician Training Program to provide skills across a wide range of conservation technologies.
www.connectingafrica.com/skills-and-t...
www.connectingafrica.com/skills-and-t...
A huge thank you to Stinger GC Foundation🏌️!
Their backing helps us scale tech-powered conservation across 15+ countries—protecting wildlife, empowering rangers & promoting co-existence 🛰️
Support the mission🦏 stingergcfoundation.org/connected-co...
Their backing helps us scale tech-powered conservation across 15+ countries—protecting wildlife, empowering rangers & promoting co-existence 🛰️
Support the mission🦏 stingergcfoundation.org/connected-co...
July 24, 2025 at 8:31 AM
A huge thank you to Stinger GC Foundation🏌️!
Their backing helps us scale tech-powered conservation across 15+ countries—protecting wildlife, empowering rangers & promoting co-existence 🛰️
Support the mission🦏 stingergcfoundation.org/connected-co...
Their backing helps us scale tech-powered conservation across 15+ countries—protecting wildlife, empowering rangers & promoting co-existence 🛰️
Support the mission🦏 stingergcfoundation.org/connected-co...
Free training now open for aspiring Protected Area Technicians
Learn to power the digital backbone of conservation.
Topics include networking, cybersecurity, IoT & more
🌍Top grads get field training & internships in Africa
connectedconservation.foundation/capacity-bui...
Learn to power the digital backbone of conservation.
Topics include networking, cybersecurity, IoT & more
🌍Top grads get field training & internships in Africa
connectedconservation.foundation/capacity-bui...
July 21, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Free training now open for aspiring Protected Area Technicians
Learn to power the digital backbone of conservation.
Topics include networking, cybersecurity, IoT & more
🌍Top grads get field training & internships in Africa
connectedconservation.foundation/capacity-bui...
Learn to power the digital backbone of conservation.
Topics include networking, cybersecurity, IoT & more
🌍Top grads get field training & internships in Africa
connectedconservation.foundation/capacity-bui...
Build your tech career.
The Protected Area Technician Training Programme is live!
🎓10 FREE expert-led courses
📜Entry to advanced certifications
🌱In-field scholarships & internships
Developed with @cisco.com, @openuniversity.bsky.social & more
connectedconservation.foundation/capacity-bui...
The Protected Area Technician Training Programme is live!
🎓10 FREE expert-led courses
📜Entry to advanced certifications
🌱In-field scholarships & internships
Developed with @cisco.com, @openuniversity.bsky.social & more
connectedconservation.foundation/capacity-bui...
July 15, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Build your tech career.
The Protected Area Technician Training Programme is live!
🎓10 FREE expert-led courses
📜Entry to advanced certifications
🌱In-field scholarships & internships
Developed with @cisco.com, @openuniversity.bsky.social & more
connectedconservation.foundation/capacity-bui...
The Protected Area Technician Training Programme is live!
🎓10 FREE expert-led courses
📜Entry to advanced certifications
🌱In-field scholarships & internships
Developed with @cisco.com, @openuniversity.bsky.social & more
connectedconservation.foundation/capacity-bui...
Thank you, Actility, for your care for our planet and life on earth.
We are so grateful for our long-standing partnership and excited for what’s next for #LoRaWAN for nature.
Read the Press Release👉 www.actility.com/world-larges...
We are so grateful for our long-standing partnership and excited for what’s next for #LoRaWAN for nature.
Read the Press Release👉 www.actility.com/world-larges...
June 24, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Thank you, Actility, for your care for our planet and life on earth.
We are so grateful for our long-standing partnership and excited for what’s next for #LoRaWAN for nature.
Read the Press Release👉 www.actility.com/world-larges...
We are so grateful for our long-standing partnership and excited for what’s next for #LoRaWAN for nature.
Read the Press Release👉 www.actility.com/world-larges...
Fantastic few days at #CiscoLive Live San Diego! Great to meet new faces, catch up with friends and supporters, and plan the next chapter of collaboration to help grow a tech ecosystem driving impact for nature and people.
Big thanks to all supporting our partnership with
@cisco.com
Big thanks to all supporting our partnership with
@cisco.com
June 12, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Fantastic few days at #CiscoLive Live San Diego! Great to meet new faces, catch up with friends and supporters, and plan the next chapter of collaboration to help grow a tech ecosystem driving impact for nature and people.
Big thanks to all supporting our partnership with
@cisco.com
Big thanks to all supporting our partnership with
@cisco.com
🎉 Congrats to the Airbus Foundation on their 2024 Impact Report!
Their support with high-res satellite imagery since 2021 has supercharged our conservation efforts—combining VHR imagery, community data and AI to protect vulnerable ecosystems and species.
www.airbus.com/sites/g/file...
Their support with high-res satellite imagery since 2021 has supercharged our conservation efforts—combining VHR imagery, community data and AI to protect vulnerable ecosystems and species.
www.airbus.com/sites/g/file...
May 29, 2025 at 3:05 PM
🎉 Congrats to the Airbus Foundation on their 2024 Impact Report!
Their support with high-res satellite imagery since 2021 has supercharged our conservation efforts—combining VHR imagery, community data and AI to protect vulnerable ecosystems and species.
www.airbus.com/sites/g/file...
Their support with high-res satellite imagery since 2021 has supercharged our conservation efforts—combining VHR imagery, community data and AI to protect vulnerable ecosystems and species.
www.airbus.com/sites/g/file...
What happens when you mix HR satellite imagery, AI & local conservation data?🛰️
Smarter, faster, landscape-scale protection for nature!
Proud to launch the Ecosystem Insight Hub with Airbus Foundation & welcome 6 Satellites for Biodiversity winners!
connectedconservation.foundation/news/ecosyst...
Smarter, faster, landscape-scale protection for nature!
Proud to launch the Ecosystem Insight Hub with Airbus Foundation & welcome 6 Satellites for Biodiversity winners!
connectedconservation.foundation/news/ecosyst...
May 12, 2025 at 9:52 AM
What happens when you mix HR satellite imagery, AI & local conservation data?🛰️
Smarter, faster, landscape-scale protection for nature!
Proud to launch the Ecosystem Insight Hub with Airbus Foundation & welcome 6 Satellites for Biodiversity winners!
connectedconservation.foundation/news/ecosyst...
Smarter, faster, landscape-scale protection for nature!
Proud to launch the Ecosystem Insight Hub with Airbus Foundation & welcome 6 Satellites for Biodiversity winners!
connectedconservation.foundation/news/ecosyst...
📢 8 days left to apply!
The Airbus Foundation, Solar Impulse & Space4Good are calling for projects using aerospace tech (satellite imagery, helicopter time) to tackle global challenges 🌍
Seed funding + expert support on offer.
Apply by 2 May: solutions.solarimpulse.com/airbusfounda...
#TechForGood
The Airbus Foundation, Solar Impulse & Space4Good are calling for projects using aerospace tech (satellite imagery, helicopter time) to tackle global challenges 🌍
Seed funding + expert support on offer.
Apply by 2 May: solutions.solarimpulse.com/airbusfounda...
#TechForGood
April 24, 2025 at 10:11 AM
📢 8 days left to apply!
The Airbus Foundation, Solar Impulse & Space4Good are calling for projects using aerospace tech (satellite imagery, helicopter time) to tackle global challenges 🌍
Seed funding + expert support on offer.
Apply by 2 May: solutions.solarimpulse.com/airbusfounda...
#TechForGood
The Airbus Foundation, Solar Impulse & Space4Good are calling for projects using aerospace tech (satellite imagery, helicopter time) to tackle global challenges 🌍
Seed funding + expert support on offer.
Apply by 2 May: solutions.solarimpulse.com/airbusfounda...
#TechForGood
Using high-res Airbus Foundation satellite imagery, AI and in situ data, 100+ proposals for Round 3 of our Satellites for Biodiversity Award aim to tackle conservation challenges, expanding what's possible in earth observation🌍🛰️
Winners announced in May—stay tuned!
Winners announced in May—stay tuned!
March 25, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Using high-res Airbus Foundation satellite imagery, AI and in situ data, 100+ proposals for Round 3 of our Satellites for Biodiversity Award aim to tackle conservation challenges, expanding what's possible in earth observation🌍🛰️
Winners announced in May—stay tuned!
Winners announced in May—stay tuned!
What an inspiring visit to Murchison Falls National Park, helping Uganda Wildlife Authority, alongside partners, Uganda Conservation Foundation, @cisco.com and Actility to gear up for future landscape-scale IoT sensor network deployments across three of their national parks, starting with Kidepo 🐾
March 20, 2025 at 1:24 PM
What an inspiring visit to Murchison Falls National Park, helping Uganda Wildlife Authority, alongside partners, Uganda Conservation Foundation, @cisco.com and Actility to gear up for future landscape-scale IoT sensor network deployments across three of their national parks, starting with Kidepo 🐾
Conservation in Tsavo, Kenya, gets a tech boost🐘
Partnering with Kenya Wildlife Service, 51 Degrees, Cisco, CCF & Actility, Sheldrick Wildlife Trust is introducing #LoRaWAN & #IoT to track species, reduce conflicts & safeguard ecosystems connectedconservation.foundation/projects/tsa...
Partnering with Kenya Wildlife Service, 51 Degrees, Cisco, CCF & Actility, Sheldrick Wildlife Trust is introducing #LoRaWAN & #IoT to track species, reduce conflicts & safeguard ecosystems connectedconservation.foundation/projects/tsa...
March 14, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Conservation in Tsavo, Kenya, gets a tech boost🐘
Partnering with Kenya Wildlife Service, 51 Degrees, Cisco, CCF & Actility, Sheldrick Wildlife Trust is introducing #LoRaWAN & #IoT to track species, reduce conflicts & safeguard ecosystems connectedconservation.foundation/projects/tsa...
Partnering with Kenya Wildlife Service, 51 Degrees, Cisco, CCF & Actility, Sheldrick Wildlife Trust is introducing #LoRaWAN & #IoT to track species, reduce conflicts & safeguard ecosystems connectedconservation.foundation/projects/tsa...
Our Chair, Doc Watson, showcased cutting-edge conservation tech and people power behind Sabi Sand Nature Reserve to our #Birdies4Rhinos ambassadors
With support from CCF & B4R, the reserve has strengthened its efforts, empowering teams to detect poaching threats & safeguard black & white rhinos🦏
With support from CCF & B4R, the reserve has strengthened its efforts, empowering teams to detect poaching threats & safeguard black & white rhinos🦏
March 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Our Chair, Doc Watson, showcased cutting-edge conservation tech and people power behind Sabi Sand Nature Reserve to our #Birdies4Rhinos ambassadors
With support from CCF & B4R, the reserve has strengthened its efforts, empowering teams to detect poaching threats & safeguard black & white rhinos🦏
With support from CCF & B4R, the reserve has strengthened its efforts, empowering teams to detect poaching threats & safeguard black & white rhinos🦏
A huge congratulations to Louis Albertse, the 2024
#Birdies4Rhinos Champion! 🏆
Louis led the way with the most birdies scored, showcasing his skill and raising vital funds to protect rhinos.
Thank you, Louis, for your passion for conservation! 🦏
#SavetheRhino #Birdies4Rhinos
#Birdies4Rhinos Champion! 🏆
Louis led the way with the most birdies scored, showcasing his skill and raising vital funds to protect rhinos.
Thank you, Louis, for your passion for conservation! 🦏
#SavetheRhino #Birdies4Rhinos
March 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
A huge congratulations to Louis Albertse, the 2024
#Birdies4Rhinos Champion! 🏆
Louis led the way with the most birdies scored, showcasing his skill and raising vital funds to protect rhinos.
Thank you, Louis, for your passion for conservation! 🦏
#SavetheRhino #Birdies4Rhinos
#Birdies4Rhinos Champion! 🏆
Louis led the way with the most birdies scored, showcasing his skill and raising vital funds to protect rhinos.
Thank you, Louis, for your passion for conservation! 🦏
#SavetheRhino #Birdies4Rhinos
Carnivore #LoRaWAN Collars: A First for Madikwe🐾
5 hyenas, one per clan, are now equipped with #LoRa collars to aid rhino conservation in South Africa. Tracking their movements helps locate carcasses, providing key data to ecologists & law enforcement
connectedconservation.foundation/projects/mad...
5 hyenas, one per clan, are now equipped with #LoRa collars to aid rhino conservation in South Africa. Tracking their movements helps locate carcasses, providing key data to ecologists & law enforcement
connectedconservation.foundation/projects/mad...
February 17, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Carnivore #LoRaWAN Collars: A First for Madikwe🐾
5 hyenas, one per clan, are now equipped with #LoRa collars to aid rhino conservation in South Africa. Tracking their movements helps locate carcasses, providing key data to ecologists & law enforcement
connectedconservation.foundation/projects/mad...
5 hyenas, one per clan, are now equipped with #LoRa collars to aid rhino conservation in South Africa. Tracking their movements helps locate carcasses, providing key data to ecologists & law enforcement
connectedconservation.foundation/projects/mad...
What a fantastic day at Cisco Live celebrating the Cisco Global Awards!
While we didn’t win the Sustainability Changemaker award, we’re honoured to be shortlisted among top innovators. With Cisco's support, we’re using proven and cutting-edge #tech to protect 35+ areas.
#ciscoglobalcustomerawards
While we didn’t win the Sustainability Changemaker award, we’re honoured to be shortlisted among top innovators. With Cisco's support, we’re using proven and cutting-edge #tech to protect 35+ areas.
#ciscoglobalcustomerawards
February 10, 2025 at 7:55 PM
What a fantastic day at Cisco Live celebrating the Cisco Global Awards!
While we didn’t win the Sustainability Changemaker award, we’re honoured to be shortlisted among top innovators. With Cisco's support, we’re using proven and cutting-edge #tech to protect 35+ areas.
#ciscoglobalcustomerawards
While we didn’t win the Sustainability Changemaker award, we’re honoured to be shortlisted among top innovators. With Cisco's support, we’re using proven and cutting-edge #tech to protect 35+ areas.
#ciscoglobalcustomerawards