With the world’s second-largest forest area, Brazil is among one of the countries that has pledged to end and reverse deforestation by 2030. But since humans planting trees is a slow process that cannot meet our urgent climate goals, the South American nation is now experimenting with drones to spawn native tree species.

A forest restoration project using XAG agricultural drones has been initiated in Brazil to help demonstrate the effectiveness of drones in boosting forest growth. It is hoped that the Arboreto Project, which is being carried out by Brazil’s oldest university, the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), will pave the way for autonomous technology being leveraged in large-scale tree-planting efforts.

During field experiments, different amounts of seeds were weighed and sorted into a smart container onboard the drone. Once the pilot entered all the operation parameters – such as waypoints, flight speed, and spray volume – into a mobile app,…

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Source: dronedj.com