The Technology for Wildlife Foundation (TfW) is a not-for-profit organisation based in Goa, India with the mission to amplify conservation impact through the use of appropriate technology.
This website currently serves as an archive of TfW's work in wildlife and environmental conservation.
Drone flown over a mangrove ecosystem. (© Nancy Alice/ Technology for Wildlife Foundation)
Approach
Our approach involves acquiring conservation-relevant data from satellites, fieldwork, and our own fleet of aerial and underwater robots. We integrate, simplify, and visualize this data to help conservation actors make informed decisions impacting the future of our planet.
A single frame extracted from drone footage of a Ganges river dolphin surfacing, with zoomed inset of the same. (© Technology for Wildlife Foundation & Wildlife Conservation Trust)
Projects
Our projects cover India's diverse ecosystems, including drone surveys of wildlife and habitats, and underwater ROV surveys for lakes and coral reefs. We also use cartography and spatial analysis to support conservation efforts and raise awareness, and research conservation technology for community benefits, like detecting ghost gear and monitoring ecosystem restoration.
Spatial data on fires in Punjab and Haryana visualised for an article on using paddy straw as fuel. (© Technology for Wildlife Foundation & Mongabay-India)
Resources
We have documented our methods and shared them widely through various outreach channels, including webinars, reports, and publications. This primarily includes our blog posts, where we detail our field experiences and provide walkthroughs of mapping and data analysis processes.
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