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S E Walker^1,2, M Sheaves³, N J Waltham^4,3

¹TropWATER, Centre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Ecosystem Research, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia. Sophie.walker1@my.jcu.edu.au.

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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) offer flexible, cost-effective environmental data collection. This review identifies 9 key barriers, including technological and regulatory challenges, hindering their widespread adoption by environmental managers.

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Conservation Drone Environmental management Systematic review UAV

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Conservation Technology

Background:

Governments and environmental managers require novel tools for balancing development and conservation.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) present a promising technology for flexible, cost-effective environmental data collection.

Conclusions:

Addressing identified barriers is crucial for increasing UAV adoption in environmental management.
Technological and analytical barriers are expected to diminish as the technology matures.
Further research and development are needed to overcome implementation challenges.