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This article is a reprint from CNN which includes an interview with Island Conservation’s Head of Innovation David Will. How Lenovo’s Work For Humankind project and a nature conservation group created a one-of-a-kind edge-computing experiment at the edge of the world. It’s an age-old question: If you were stranded on a remote island, what would you […]
What happens when one of the most remote places on Earth connects with the rest of the world? Island Conservation partnered with Lenovo and the community of Robinson Crusoe for the incredible Work for Humankind project to find out! And now Lenovo has produced an incredible, award-winning documentary to showcase this first-of-its-kind collaboration. Work for […]
Our ongoing island restoration project on Robinson Crusoe Island, Chile was accelerated by a new partnership with Lenovo Technologies. Using Edge Computing technology, this collaboration has seen a dramatic increase in efficiency in terms of detection, tracking and cost.
A vital component of Island Conservation projects is the empowerment of local island communities. That’s why we were delighted to announce our partnership with Lenovo on their Work For Humankind initiative, which recruited volunteers from around the world to visit and leave long-lasting benefits to the community of Robinson Crusoe Island, just off the coast […]
Global News Release Work for Humankind: Lenovo invites you to work from one of Earth’s most remote locations with smarter technology Research conducted by Lenovo™ reveals more than two-thirds of Gen Z and Millennial respondents feel it’s important to give back and contribute positively to local communities during a ‘Work from Anywhere’ experience Work for […]
Island Conservation’s David Will and Coral Wolf share their experiences in the field and highlight the outsized impact that island restoration can have on global biodiversity. While travel restrictions have limited the journeys we as individuals can go on this year, Island Conservation set out to create an Island Journey series where our staff members […]
The community of Robinson Crusoe Island pushes forward with the world’s first removal of invasive coati to save the beloved Pink-footed Shearwater and their island home. Have you ever heard of a coati? What about a Pink-footed Shearwater? Robinson Crusoe Island, 400 miles from the coast of Chile, is one of only three islands in […]
Researchers from the University of Cambridge, the University of Liverpool, Island Conservation and Oikonos are using GPS to track and uncover the movements of the Stejneger’s and Juan Fernandez Petrels. The Juan Fernández Islands are located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, almost 500 miles west of Chile. For centuries they were thought to be the […]
Invasive species, pollution, and over-fishing threaten Robinson Crusoe Island but the local community, the Chilean government, and international NGOs are working tirelessly to conserve and protect it. Robinson Crusoe is known to many as a castaway and the protagonist of the beloved fiction story of the same name. Robinson Crusoe Island, which is named for […]
Ghost Spiders used a special skill to travel to Robinson Crusoe Island, Chile, almost two million years ago. Have you ever wondered how spiders get to remote oceanic islands? The answer – ballooning – is the use of a spiders’ silk to travel great distances. Most people probably don’t want to think about flying spiders, but this phenomenon […]