Lessons learned on using drones for natural resources management.

Innovation methods

Data sources

SDG(s)

Sustainable Development Goal(s)

13Climate action

15Life on land

16Peace, justice and strong institutions

Disclaimer:

Please be aware that the content herein has not been peer reviewed. It consists of personal reflections, insights, and learnings of the contributor(s). It may not be exhaustive, nor does it aim to be authoritative knowledge.

Learnings on your challenge

What are the top key insights you generated about your learning challenge during this Action Learning Plan? (Please list a maximum of 5 key insights)

There is need to sensitize law makers on drone policy because presently drones are classified as national security, so most UN Agencies and development partners shy away from using them regardless of their demonstrated benefits Drone data can be use to track wildlife poaching by mapping animal trails vs human trails. (needs AI) The forestry commission needs capacity building in interpretation not collection. Interpretation is a bigger challenge which is contrary to what we thought.

Considering the outcomes of this learning challenge, which of the following best describe the handover process? (Please select all that apply)

Our work has led to significant changes in our UNDP Country Office programming, Our work has not yet scaled

Can you provide more detail on your handover process?

GCF will try to focus more on drone policy and capacity building on drone data interpretation rather than on purchase of drones for their projects.

Please paste any link(s) to blog(s) or publication(s) that articulate the learnings on your frontier challenge.

Data and Methods

Relating to your types of data, why did you chose these? What gaps in available data were these addressing?

we had to establish a baseline to study the effect drone use had on mapping of indigenous forests

Why was it necessary to apply the above innovation method on your frontier challenge? How did these help you to unpack the system?

Partners

Please indicate what partners you have actually worked with for this learning challenge.

Please state the name of the partner:

Scout Aerial

What sector does your partner belong to?

Private Sector

Please provide a brief description of the partnership.

They provided drone data collection and processing services to the project

Is this a new and unusual partner for UNDP?

Yes

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Bonus question: How did the interplay of innovation methods, new forms of data and unusual partners enable you to learn & generate insights, that otherwise you would have not been able to achieve?

Please upload any further supporting evidence / documents / data you have produced on your frontier challenge that showcase your learnings.

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