Rapid Adoption in GC Projects Using EarthRanger Technology to Transform the Future of Protection

Global Conservation Combined Deployments of EarthRanger in GC Projects are now the Largest Network of Park Protection Systems outside Africa—from Mexico to Panama and Peru to Indonesia

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GC recently announced that the combined deployments of EarthRanger in GC Projects are now the largest network of Park Protection Systems outside Africa—from Mexico to Panama and Peru to Indonesia.

EarthRanger is a cost-effective Park and Wildlife Protection software developed at Ai2 (Allen Institute for AI) providing a real-time operational platform uniting multiple conservation and operational data streams, including ranger patrols, vehicle movements, incident reporting, and environmental monitoring.

Using EarthRanger, GC Projects are also strengthening wildlife monitoring capabilities to support long-term ecological restoration efforts, ensuring unique landscapes and species thrive for generations to come.

GC’s Global Park Defense system uses EarthRanger as a core cloud-based park and wildlife protection platform to empower park rangers, managers, and scientific personnel to make swifter, smarter, and more informed decisions to protect wildlife and fight illegal activities—logging, wildlife poaching, illegal mining, and park encroachment.

EarthRanger helps our 30+ GC projects—both land and marine—strengthen day-to-day park protection, management, reporting, and administration, supporting rapid response protection and long-term ecological restoration and species recovery efforts across all GC Projects and protected landscapes.

EarthRanger is currently deployed across the following endangered national parks in developing countries:

• Darien National Park, Panama

• La Amistad National Park, Panama

• Coiba National Marine Park, Panama

• Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda

• Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda

• Kidepo Valley National Park, Uganda

• Baja Sur Marine World Heritage, Mexico

• Derawan Archipelago, Indonesia

Jes Lefcourt, Director, EarthRanger, added, “We’re honored to support Global Conservation’s work to protect endangered national parks and wildlife in developing countries. By bringing EarthRanger to Asia and the Americas as one of our earliest adopters, GC is helping set a foundation for how conservation technology can support the protection of the Earth’s rich and diverse biodiversity.”

EarthRanger’s sophisticated platform will transform data reporting and analysis, standardizing conservation management protocols. Furthermore, it provides a robust foundation for future research and collaborations, with local conservation and education organizations better equipped to aggregate and exchange data on the health, patterns, and preservation of global ecosystems.

Over 90 countries are implementing EarthRanger’s technology. Aiding a broader rewilding agenda, the digital infrastructure has helped facilitate the reintroduction and restoration of some of the most endangered and threatened species across diverse global ecosystems, including the Scimitar-horned Oryx, Mozambique’s once-extinct rhinos, and Giraffes in Angola. The platform’s global network is operational across 900 conservation and protected areas, tracking 14,000 animals in real-time. 

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