Harnessing online digital data in biodiversity monitoring

by Andrea Soriano-Redondo, Ricardo A. Correia, Vijay Barve, Thomas M. Brooks, Stuart H. M. Butchart, Ivan Jari ć, Ritwik Kulkarni, Richard J. Ladle, Ana Sofia Vaz, Enrico Di Minin Online digital data from media platforms have the potential to complement biodiversity monitoring efforts. We propose a strategy for integrating these data into current biodiversity datasets in light of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. Online digital data from traditional and social media platforms has the potential to complement biodiversity monitoring efforts. In this Perspective, the authors propose a strategy for integrating these data into current biodiversity datasets.
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