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Opportunities for big data in conservation and sustainability

by Data4Good | Jun 4, 2020 | 1 comment

by Rebecca K. Runting, Stuart Phinn, Zunyi Xie, Oscar Venter & James E. M. Watson Big data reveals new, stark pictures of the state of our environments. It also reveals ‘bright spots’ amongst the broad pattern of decline and—crucially—the key conditions for these...

Bloomberg’s Data for Good Exchange event gave scientists and researchers a chance to show how they’re using big data to save the environment

by Data4Good | Sep 20, 2019 | 3,905 comments

*Image: Lake Chad, in Africa, has shrunk by 90% over the last 40 years due to climate change. By Jonathan Greig, TechRepublic.com This week, data scientists, researchers and company representatives from across the globe came together for Bloomberg’s Data for...