How IoT Protects Forests and Combats Climate Change #Podcast #IoT #ClimateChange

Wildfires across the globe are worsening. They are growing larger, becoming more intense and frequent, and even creating their own weather – from Australia to North America, from the Arctic to Africa. According to a United Nations report, Climate change and land-use change are projected to make wildfires more frequent and intense, with a global increase of extreme fires of up to 14 percent by 2030, 30 percent by the end of 2050, and 50 percent by the end of the century.

For this episode – which will air for Earth Day – we have invited Carsten Brinkschulte, CEO of Dryad. We will discuss how sensors and artificial intelligence can predict wildfires and protect ecosystems.

Summary of episode

01:49 - Introductions
02:27 - Why our forests need protection
03:40 - Why our forests are burning
07:36 - How IoT can protect trees
17:18 - Collaborating with fire departments
18:46 - The main challenges
19:52 - More applications and use cases
21:04 - Dryad's vision