- Osa Conservation is a not-for-profit company working to keep track of and secure biodiversity in the Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica.
- The peninsula is home to plants and animals seen no place else on earth, and is approximated to harbor 2.5% of the international terrestrial biodiversity.
- The company utilizes a large selection of tech tools– from electronic camera traps to acoustic recorders and GPS tags– to study, keep an eye on and safeguard animals such as sea turtles, jaguars and spider monkeys.
- The severe surface, weak web connection and the remote nature of the community are showing to be obstacles to quicker and more effective implementation of tech tools.
For Carolina Pinto and Paulina Rodriguez, the story of the Osa Peninsula embodies among hope.
The varied jungle environment in Costa Rica, home to plants and animals seen no place else in the world, had actually undergone damage and logging for years. Because the 1970s, Rodriguez states, the peninsula has actually seen a sluggish and steady healing.
“We had actually seen damage a very long time earlier, and now they’re forests. It’s a terrific example that it’s possible to have healing,” Paulina Rodriguez, the preservation innovation strategist at the not-for-profit Osa Conservation, informs Mongabay in a video interview. Pinto, the company’s wildlife preservation supervisor, nods in contract.
The Osa Peninsula is a special community where the rain forest fulfills the Pacific Ocean. A preferred amongst scientists and travelers alike, this little strip of land, covering about 1,800 square kilometers (700 square miles), is approximated to be home to 2.5% of international terrestrial biodiversity.
In a quote to safeguard and keep an eye on the community much better, Pinto, Rodriguez and their staff member have actually been working to collect more information that will notify and enhance their preservation techniques. For many years, they’ve utilized a large variety of innovation, varying from electronic camera traps and acoustic recorders, to thermal drones and GPS tags, to track, trace and display animals consisting of sea turtles, tapirs, jaguars and spider monkeys.
“It’s not practically utilizing the tech, however likewise examining if it has actually achieved success or not and after that seeing how we can enhance them,” Pinto states.
Osa Conservation utilizes a wide variety of tech tools, from electronic camera traps to acoustic tracking, to keep an eye on biodiversity in the Osa Peninsula. Image thanks to Luca Eberle.
Paulina Rodriguez and Carolina Pinto talked with Mongabay’s Abhishyant Kidangoor about the tools in their package, the difficulties of utilizing innovation in a damp and remote environment, and the lessons other companies can gain from their experiences. This interview has actually been gently modified for length and clearness.
Mongabay: To begin with, could you quickly explain the work you are doing at Osa Conservation?
Carolina Pinto: What we are doing is attempting to develop a durable passage to safeguard and bring back wildlife in the Osa. We likewise wish to link the Osa with the remainder of the continent.