Forests are being mapped in real time with drones and machine learning.

From tracking deforestation to identifying rare species, tech is helping ecologists protect what matters. Code really can save trees. 🌳🛰️

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Sources

• Global Forest Watch — near-real-time deforestation alerts built on satellite imagery
• Efficient tree species classification using machine and deep learning algorithms based on UAV-LiDAR data — Frontiers in Forests and Global Change 2025, on the species-identification half of the claim

Sources checked 2026-08-12.