How Wilderness International is using drones to save rainforests

Having an eye in the sky is essential for Wilderness International, a nonprofit that has saved more than 4.5 million square meters of valuable and endangered rainforest to date. Here’s how drones are enabling the organization to follow a transparency-centric approach to conservation…

Wilderness International was founded in Germany, Canada, and Peru in 2008 with a mission to protect the planet’s fragile natural treasures and at-risk ecosystems. The organization works by legally securing the purchase of ecologically valuable and acutely threatened wilderness areas around the world, so it can protect them in perpetuity.

More specifically, every 1€ in donation helps to safeguard a square meter of forest. Donors receive a personalized certificate with an aerial photograph and geocoordinates of the area. Not only does this allow donors to see exactly which piece of forest Wilderness International is protecting with their donation, but it also makes…