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Digital technology and human development: a charter for nature conservation.

Georgina Maffey¹, Hilary Homans², Ken Banks³

¹dot.rural, University of Aberdeen, MacRobert Building, King's College, Aberdeen, AB24 5UA, Scotland. ginazoo@outlook.com.

|October 29, 2015

Summary

Digital technology offers great potential for nature conservation. By learning from human development, a new charter can reduce digital project failures and promote collaboration for better conservation outcomes.

Keywords:

Charter of best practice Developing world Information Age Innovation Mobile phone Nature conservation

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Area of Science:

Conservation Science
Digital Technology
Human Development Studies

Background:

Digital technology is increasingly recognized for its potential to enhance understanding and interaction with the natural world.
The human development sector has a history of leveraging digital technology for community engagement and information sharing, offering valuable parallels.
Nature conservation can benefit from insights gained from technological innovations in human development.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore lessons from human development's digital technology adoption for nature conservation.
To propose a charter for developing and implementing digital innovations in conservation projects.
To reduce replication and failure rates in digital conservation initiatives.

Main Methods:

Comparative analysis of digital technology application in conservation and human development.
Derivation of a project development charter based on cross-sectoral learning.
Argumentation for the charter's role in promoting collaboration and appropriate technological progression.

Main Results:

A framework (charter) is proposed to guide the development and implementation of digital tools in conservation.
The charter aims to mitigate common pitfalls such as project replication and failure.
Emphasis is placed on fostering collaboration and ensuring alignment with technological advancements.

Conclusions:

Nature conservation can significantly benefit from strategic application of digital technology, drawing lessons from human development.
The proposed charter provides a proactive approach to de-risking digital innovation in conservation.
Adoption of the charter is expected to enhance collaborative efforts and ensure the effective integration of new digital tools into conservation practices.