3Bee Technology for Biodiversity (2024)

FAQs

How does technology help biodiversity? ›

Technology plays a pivotal role in combating biodiversity loss, offering tools like AI, machine learning, robotics, drones, and environmental DNA sequencing for tracking and protecting species.

Bees are more than just small honey collectors: They are crucial for biodiversity and health all over the world. Together with other insects, they are responsible for plant pollination, which ensures the survival and diversity of food crops and medicinal plants.

On the other hand, technology can also cause harm to biodiversity through activities such as deforestation, pollution, and overfishing. Therefore, it is important to use science and technology in a responsible and sustainable manner to protect and preserve biodiversity for future generations.

Remote Sensing and Monitoring: Satellite imagery, drones, and other remote sensing technologies enable scientists and conservationists to monitor changes in biodiversity and habitat loss in real-time. This data can inform conservation efforts and help identify areas in need of protection.

By utilizing technology such as a recruitment CRM system, you can nurture diversity while improving the skillsets of your workforce. Having robust inclusivity policies can make people more invested and engaged in your business. This can attract the best talent available.

If the bees disappear, the plant is unable to reproduce and dies out. While some of the plants pollinated by native bees are important food crops, other plants pollinated by native bees are critical for healthy forests, wildlife, and watersheds.

We may lose all the plants that bees pollinate, all of the animals that eat those plants and so on up the food chain. Which means a world without bees could struggle to sustain the global human population of 7 billion. Our supermarkets would have half the amount of fruit and vegetables.

Bees contribute to biodiversity by pollinating flowering trees and plants (15.5) and beekeeping can contribute to forest conservation (15.1).

And tech can help us react to the results of the climate crisis. According to the Global Commission on Adaptation, for example, solar-powered irrigation, weather alert systems, new crop varieties, and other adaptive measures can help avoid a drop-off in global agricultural yields by up to 30% by 2050.

In Brief: Climate change plays an increasing role in the global decline of biodiversity—the variety of life on Earth. Scientists use NASA data to track ecosystem changes and to develop tools for conserving life on land, in our ocean, and in freshwater ecosystems.

Is technology going to save the world? ›

We don't think so. At least, not alone. Saving the planet requires bold political decisions, a drastic change in our behavior, and fast action. Yet technology has a key role in avoiding environmental disaster.

Modern environmental technology has enabled us to capture this naturally occurring energy and convert it into electricity or useful heat through devices such as solar panels, wind and water turbines, which reflects a highly positive impact of technology on the environment.

Many technologies can harm the environment: Pollution - Air, water, heat and noise pollution can all be caused by producing and using technology. Consuming resources - Non-renewable resources, including precious metals like gold, are used to make technology.

GPS technology has transformed wildlife tracking. Scientists have been able to map migratory patterns of species like elephants and birds over continents, revealing critical habitats and migration corridors. For example, tracking migratory birds has helped identify important stopover sites that need preservation.

Biotechnology can help conserve species diversity by using techniques such as DNA barcoding, metagenomics, and environmental DNA (eDNA) to identify, catalog, and discover new or cryptic species, especially in areas that are difficult to access or sample.