Applying technological solutions and innovations is increasingly an efficient approach to fostering data-informed and accurate information generation in biodiversity monitoring and forest conservation across the globe. 2020 One Planet Laureate Candidate Douglas Bwire, a researcher at the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), partners with the Kenya Forest Service through the East and Southern Africa Forests Observatory (OFESA) to apply the Forest Alert System in Kericho County, Kenya. The Forest Alert System is a mobile-based application that enables real-time information collection and sharing, consequently ensuring a feedback system for forest-adjacent communities and forest rangers to aid in forest protection and conservation efforts.

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