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Identifying technology solutions to bring conservation into the innovation era

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dc.contributor.authorIacona, G.
dc.contributor.authorRamachandra, A.
dc.contributor.authorMcGowan, J.
dc.contributor.authorDavies, A.
dc.contributor.authorJoppa, L.
dc.contributor.authorKoh, L.P.
dc.contributor.authorFegraus, E.
dc.contributor.authorGame, E.
dc.contributor.authorGuillera-Arroita, G.
dc.contributor.authorHarcourt, R.
dc.contributor.authorIndraswari, K.
dc.contributor.authorLahoz-Monfort, J.J.
dc.contributor.authorOliver, J.L.
dc.contributor.authorPossingham, H.P.
dc.contributor.authorWard, A.
dc.contributor.authorWatson, D.W.
dc.contributor.authorWatson, J.E.M.
dc.contributor.authorWintle, B.A.
dc.contributor.authorChadès, I.
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractInnovation has the potential to enable conservation science and practice to keep pace with the escalating threats to global biodiversity, but this potential will only be realized if such innovations are designed and developed to fulfill specific needs and solve well‐defined conservation problems. We propose that business‐world strategies for assessing the practicality of innovation can be applied to assess the viability of innovations, such as new technology, for addressing biodiversity conservation challenges. Here, we outline a five‐step, “lean start‐up” based approach for considering conservation innovation from a business‐planning perspective. Then, using three prominent conservation initiatives – Marxan (software), Conservation Drones (technology support), and Mataki (wildlife‐tracking devices) – as case studies, we show how considering proposed initiatives from the perspective of a conceptual business model can support innovative technologies in achieving desired conservation outcomes.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityGwenllian Iacona, Anurag Ramachandra, Jennifer McGowan, Alasdair Davies, Lucas Joppa, Lian Pin Koh, Eric Fegraus, Edward Game, Gurutzeta Guillera, Arroita, Rob Harcourt, Karlina Indraswari, José J Lahoz, Monfort, Jessica L Oliver, Hugh P Possingham, Adrian Ward, David W Watson, James EM Watson, Brendan A Wintle, Iadine Chadès
dc.identifier.citationFrontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 2019; 17(10):591-598
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/fee.2111
dc.identifier.issn1540-9295
dc.identifier.issn1540-9309
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/122251
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/CE1101014
dc.rights© The Ecological Society of America
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2111
dc.titleIdentifying technology solutions to bring conservation into the innovation era
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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