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NESP MaC Project 1.29 d – Barriers to using UAVs in conservation and environmental management (2022) (JCU)

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Updated 23/06/2025

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This record provides an overview of the NESP Marine and Coastal Hub small-scale study - Barriers to using UAVs in conservation and environmental management. Environmental managers are embracing technology to assist with monitoring and evaluating coastal wetlands. Drones are being used routinely for fauna tracking and water sample collection; however, barriers in broader application still remain for adoption in environmental management. This research will survey conservation professionals about the barriers preventing drone adoption. Tools available for conservation and environmental research are becoming more advanced and accessible to scientists, community and managers (Isosevic et al., 2021). The ability to mobilise science and technology has become increasingly more important for governments that are faced with balancing development and protection of the environment (Cash et al., 2003, Waltham and Sheaves, 2015). With the proliferation of UAV usage in research (Shahbazi et al., 2014, Hardin et al., 2019, Tmušić et al., 2020) and innovative ways in which they can be used to collect data, it is important to investigate whether these have a place in the conservation toolbox for conservation management. Managers need data on ecosystems to manage and protect them (Dale et al., 2019, Di Stefano, 2004), therefore the potential advantages of UAVs means that data collection using these tools could be more representative and cost-effective (Joyce et al., 2019). However, current management structures do not always leverage data or innovations effectively (Cash et al., 2003). Planned Outputs • manuscript publication • summary information sheet

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Title NESP MaC Project 1.29 d – Barriers to using UAVs in conservation and environmental management (2022) (JCU)
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/d38e5c9e-1777-4511-9ad6-75b68c829a72
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
Sophie.walker@my.jcu.edu.au
Reference Period 01/09/2022 - 30/11/2022
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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "NESP MaC Project 1.29 d – Barriers to using UAVs in conservation and environmental management (2022) (JCU)". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/nesp-mac-project-1-29-d-barriers-to-using-uavs-in-conservation-and-environmental-management-202