{"id":8842,"date":"2021-09-01T11:00:34","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T09:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/?p=8842"},"modified":"2021-08-22T10:43:59","modified_gmt":"2021-08-22T08:43:59","slug":"indigenous-drones-deforestation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/en\/innovation-technology\/indigenous-drones-deforestation\/","title":{"rendered":"Smartphones and drones help indigenous communities fight deforestation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Phone app and drones have enabled 80 native communities in the Peruvian Amazon to successfully defend their lands. Providing new hope for native peoples worldwide<\/h2>\n

by Matteo Cavallito<\/p>\n

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The use of drones and smartphones that can process satellite data allows indigenous communities<\/strong> to successfully monitor their territories thus considerably limiting deforestation<\/strong>, according to a study<\/a> recently published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). The survey took into account the data collected in three years which showed the excellent results achieved by the initiative. Launched in 2018, the monitoring program involved three non-governmental organizations: the Rainforest Foundation US<\/strong>, the World Resources Institute (WRI) and ORPIO an association working in 15 river basins in the Peruvian Amazon.<\/p>\n

Control operations conducted by nearly 80 native communities<\/strong> in the Loreto region of northern Peru<\/strong> have halved illegal logging in one year. The result could inspire other similar initiatives in different areas of the world.<\/p>\n