Digital Conservation: Promises and Pitfalls, Practices and Perspectives
Schedule
Thu Jan 08 2026 at 07:30 pm to 09:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
The Arboretum Centre, University of Guelph | Guelph, ON
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Please join Nature Guelph on January 8, 2026 at 7:30 pm for a presentation by Eric Nost. Technology is rapidly transforming conservation—from bird-identification apps to artificial intelligence monitoring illegal fishing. Eric delves into the possibilities and challenges of “digital conservation”: Can these tools truly democratize and scale up conservation? What are the biases and environmental costs of digital technology? Does reliance on tech distance us from direct experience and local knowledge? This presentation explores these pressing questions, offering a clear-eyed assessment of the opportunities and risks in digital conservation.Eric Nost is an Associate Professor of Geography at the University of Guelph and a member of the Environmental Data and Governance Initiative. His research focuses on the role of data and technology in environmental policy and governance.
Photo: Circuit Board. Raimond Spekking CC BY-SA 4.0
COVID PROTOCOLS
Masks recommended but not required. Please do not attend if you are experiencing any symptoms of COVID.
ABOUT NATURE GUELPH
Nature Guelph is an active community of nature lovers connecting people with nature and inspiring them to celebrate and protect it. We host monthly Speaker Series presentations, offer interest-specific programs for wildflower and bird lovers, lead outdoor events that celebrate our natural spaces, and offer educational and inspiring youth programs. We also partner with other local, like-minded organizations on a number of local conservation, citizen science and advocacy initiatives.
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