Rainforest Connection (RFCx): Old smartphones to catch illegal logging Rainforest Connection 2013-12-14 | The Rainforest Connection Kickstarter campaign is LIVE !!!Go to: http://kck.st/TrOsX7Back this solution today!We have a solution to illegal logging in rainforests.Rainforest Connection (http://rfcx.org) is the first platform to generate real-time data on deforestation activity in tropical rainforests. In doing so, it aims to combat illegal tree poaching by leveraging modern technological and social paradigms to reduce reliance on human resources and magnify the impact of environmentalists on-the-ground.Please Share Rainforest Connection with your friends!Facebook: facebook.com/RainforestCxTwitter: twitter.com/RainforestCxGoogle+: plus.google.com/+RfcxOrg---------------------------------------------------------------CREDITS:AUDIO:"...And Silver Light Popped In His Eyes" by Matmos (Vague Terrain) All Rights Reserved."Magunatip" by Sabah Culltural Board (Archive.org) CC BY-NC-ND 2.5 MalaysiaVIDEO:Ryan Junell, Superbarn.com
Audio of grey wolf (Canis lupus) Rainforest Connection 2024-02-28 | Listen to this grey wolf in Poland!For more information:rfcx.orgarbimon.rfcx.orgWant to get involved?rfcx.org/get_involvedCheck out our socials:insta-@rainforestcxfb-@RainforestCxtwitter-@RainforestCxtiktok-@rainforestconnection
Audio of Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) Rainforest Connection 2024-02-28 | Listen to the roe deer!For more information:rfcx.orgarbimon.rfcx.orgWant to get involved?rfcx.org/get_involvedCheck out our socials:insta-@rainforestcxfb-@RainforestCxtwitter-@RainforestCxtiktok-@rainforestconnection
Audio of Resplendent quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) Rainforest Connection 2024-02-28 | Listen to this Resplendent quetzal!For more information:rfcx.orgarbimon.rfcx.orgWant to get involved?rfcx.org/get_involvedCheck out our socials:insta-@rainforestcxfb-@RainforestCxtwitter-@RainforestCxtiktok-@rainforestconnection
Audio of Goulds frogmouth (Batrachostomus stellatus) Rainforest Connection 2024-02-28 | Listen to this audio of the Gould's frogmouth from Indonesia!For more information:rfcx.orgarbimon.rfcx.orgWant to get involved?rfcx.org/get_involvedCheck out our socials:insta-@rainforestcxfb-@RainforestCxtwitter-@RainforestCxtiktok-@rainforestconnection
Audio of chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) Rainforest Connection 2024-02-28 | Listen to these chimpanzees in Tanzania!For more information:rfcx.orgarbimon.rfcx.orgWant to get involved?rfcx.org/get_involvedCheck out our socials:insta-@rainforestcxfb-@RainforestCxtwitter-@RainforestCxtiktok-@rainforestconnection
Audio of black lion tamarins (Leontopithecus chrysopygus) Rainforest Connection 2024-02-09 | Listen to these black lion tamarins recorded in Brazil!For more information:rfcx.orgarbimon.rfcx.orgWant to get involved?rfcx.org/get_involvedCheck out our socials:insta-@rainforestcxfb-@RainforestCxtwitter-@RainforestCxtiktok-@rainforestconnection
Audio of indri (Indri indri) Rainforest Connection 2024-01-09 | Listen to this indri detected in Madagascar!For more information:rfcx.orgarbimon.rfcx.orgWant to get involved?rfcx.org/get_involvedCheck out our socials:insta-@rainforestcxfb-@RainforestCxtwitter-@RainforestCxtiktok-@rainforestconnection
Audio of a great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) Rainforest Connection 2023-11-29 | Listen to this great spotted woodpecker found in our project in the Kopački Rit Nature Park, Croatia!For more information:rfcx.orgarbimon.rfcx.orgWant to get involved?rfcx.org/get_involvedCheck out our socials:insta-@rainforestcxfb-@RainforestCxtwitter-@RainforestCxtiktok-@rainforestconnection
Audio of a red deer (Cervus elaphus) Rainforest Connection 2023-11-29 | Listen to this red deer found in our project in the Kopački Rit Nature Park, Croatia!For more information:rfcx.orgarbimon.rfcx.orgWant to get involved?rfcx.org/get_involvedCheck out our socials:insta-@rainforestcxfb-@RainforestCxtwitter-@RainforestCxtiktok-@rainforestconnection
Audio of a white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) Rainforest Connection 2023-11-29 | Listen to this white-tailed eagle found in our project in the Kopački Rit Nature Park, Croatia!For more information:rfcx.orgarbimon.rfcx.orgWant to get involved?rfcx.org/get_involvedCheck out our socials:insta-@rainforestcxfb-@RainforestCxtwitter-@RainforestCxtiktok-@rainforestconnection
Rainforest Connection, Arbimon, & Google.org - Using sounds and AI to protect our planet Rainforest Connection 2023-11-14 | As a Google.org grantee, our partners at Google.org have created an incredible video to showcase our collaboration and work in AI and acoustics to safeguard the natural world.Our acoustic analysis platform, Arbimon, records animal sounds and uses AI to automatically differentiate and identify species. This process used to take scientists 4.5 months, but now takes just seconds. Join us in protecting the places and species our world so desperately needs, while we still can.For more information:rfcx.orgarbimon.rfcx.orgWant to get involved?rfcx.org/get_involvedCheck out our socials:insta-@rainforestcxfb-@RainforestCxtwitter-@RainforestCxtiktok-@rainforestconnection
Audio of a jaguar (Panthera onca) Rainforest Connection 2023-11-13 | Listen to this jaguar found in our project in the Yucatán Peninsula, in Mexico! According to the experts, this particular jaguar must have been looking for love as this is a common mating call.For more information:rfcx.orgarbimon.rfcx.orgWant to get involved?rfcx.org/get_involvedCheck out our socials:insta-@rainforestcxfb-@RainforestCxtwitter-@RainforestCxtiktok-@rainforestconnection
Geo for Good 23 | Bourhan Yassin RFCx CEO & Lilian Pintea from the Jane Goodall Institute Rainforest Connection 2023-11-03 | At Google Earth's Geo for Good 2023 Rainforest Connection's CEO, Bourhan Yassin, spoke alongside Lilian Pintea, VP of Conservation Science at the Jane Goodall Institute. Hear about how we're using Google's tools with our partners at JGI within our acoustic analysis platform, Arbimon, in Gombe, Tanzania!For more information:rfcx.orgWant to get involved?rfcx.org/get_involvedCheck out our socials:insta-@rainforestcxfb-@RainforestCxtwitter-@RainforestCxtiktok-@rainforestconnection
AI & Innovation: Imagine Winning | Bourhan Yassin CEO Rainforest Connection | UN NY Climate Week 23 Rainforest Connection 2023-11-03 | Rainforest Connection CEO, Bourhan Yassin, spoke on Google & The United Nations Partnerships' SDG Pavilion during New York Climate Week 2023. Hear about how our solution is using AI for good and how it addresses the Global Goals of creating a more sustainable future for all.For more information:rfcx.orgWant to get involved?rfcx.org/get_involvedCheck out our socials:insta-@rainforestcxfb-@RainforestCxtwitter-@RainforestCxtiktok-@rainforestconnection
Real Leaders are Master Enablers - Real Leaders Podcast ft. RFCxs CEO Bourhan Yassin Rainforest Connection 2023-06-20 | Real Leader's host Kevin Edwards speaks with our CEO to get an understanding of who he is as a leader, and what truly makes a REAL leader. Learn about the backstory of our Bourhan, how he got where he is today, and the pivots in his career that gave him a position of both power and purpose. For more information:rfcx.orgWant to get involved?rfcx.org/get_involvedCheck out our socials:insta-@rainforestcxfb-@RainforestCxtwitter-@RainforestCxtiktok-@rainforestconnection
ChangeNOW 2023 - Biodiversity: re connecting to nature panel Rainforest Connection 2023-06-15 | Hear Rainforest Connection's VP of Growth & Impact Chrissy Durkin, Indigenous Rights Activist Zaya Guarani, and Unseenlabs Sales Manager Yanis Triqui share their unique perspectives on the biodiversity crisis, what they're each doing for the protection of biodiversity, and what action is needed to actually make an impact on this global issue.For more information:rfcx.orgWant to get involved?rfcx.org/get_involvedCheck out our socials:insta-@rainforestcxfb-@RainforestCxtwitter-@RainforestCxtiktok-@rainforestconnection
Huawei x Rainforest Connection in Colombia Rainforest Connection 2023-05-05 | Alongside Huawei, O2 Reserve, Humbolt Institute, and Fundacion Biodiversa Colombia we're monitoring the Magdalena Valley in Colombia! Created by our friends at Huawei, this video gives an overview of the project and our collaboration with local and technological partners that are working to monitor and protect this incredible area.For more information:rfcx.orgWant to get involved?rfcx.org/get_involvedCheck out our socials:insta-@rainforestcxfb-@RainforestCxtwitter-@RainforestCxtiktok-@rainforestconnection
Audio of a Mueller’s gibbon (hylobates muelleri) Rainforest Connection 2023-05-01 | Listen to this Mueller’s gibbon in the Sabah region of Borneo!For more information:rfcx.orgWant to get involved?rfcx.org/get_involvedCheck out our socials:insta-@rainforestcxfb-@RainforestCxtwitter-@RainforestCxtiktok-@rainforestconnection
Rainforest Connection in Chile- Biodiversity Monitoring Rainforest Connection 2023-03-10 | Hear from our CEO, Bourhan Yassin, about what Rainforest Connection does as well as our VP of Impact & Growth about our biodiversity monitoring work on a project in Chile! Monitoring specifically for the Darwin Fox to assess the balance of the ecosystem, this is a project that is allowing RFCx to provide conservation recommendations and enable local partners to be able to see the stability of their ecosystem on a grand scale.For more information:rfcx.orgWant to get involved?rfcx.org/get_involvedCheck out our socials:insta- @rainforestcxfb- @RainforestCxtwitter- @RainforestCx
Audio of the Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysopygus) Rainforest Connection 2023-02-07 | Listen to this Lion Tamarin straight from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest!For more information:rfcx.orgWant to get involved?rfcx.org/get_involvedCheck out our socials:insta-@rainforestcxfb-@RainforestCxtwitter-@RainforestCxtiktok-@rainforestconnection
Guardians of Nature: Bioacoustic Investigations for Sustainable Agriculture Rainforest Connection 2022-12-02 | Rainforest Connection is excited for the continued partnership with Huawei and WWF Italy where our new chapter of collaboration will investigate the impacts of agriculture on biodiversity in 8 oases in Italy to inform more sustainable agricultural practices! This video made by our partners at Huawei covers the scope of this project and what we hope to accomplish together.For more information:rfcx.orgWant to get involved?rfcx.org/get_involvedCheck out our socials:insta-@rainforestcxfb-@RainforestCxtwitter-@RainforestCxtiktok-@rainforestconnection
A Day in the Life of a Forest- Mashpi Reserve Rainforest Connection 2022-11-29 | Take a peek inside what a day in the life looks like for a forest! These places are BURSTING with life but there are some parallels between nature and our day-to-day you may not have considered. Nature and humans are more intertwined than you may think. Do you see the parallels?For more information:rfcx.orgWant to get involved?rfcx.org/get_involvedCheck out our socials:insta-@rainforestcxfb-@RainforestCxtwitter-@RainforestCxtiktok-@rainforestconnection
TEDx How We Can Protect Rainforests Around the World-Topher White (2014) Rainforest Connection 2022-10-21 | Listen to Rainforest Connection's Founder, Topher White, discuss the issues facing rainforests around the world. All wildlife that exists within and individuals that depend on forest resources are in danger. Protecting these areas is no easy feat though. Filled with an overwhelming amount of sound and covering vast areas on the planet, relying solely on human capabilities isn't enough. Bringing together the power of AI and ML, RFCx is using tech to protect, increasing the efficiency and safety of preserving our natural spaces.For more information:rfcx.orgWant to get involved?rfcx.org/get_involved
Songs of Extinction-Letter to Earth Dancer Dedication Using Real Rainforest Sounds Rainforest Connection 2022-10-07 | Featuring the talented Italian dancer, choreographer, and Associate Artist at DancehausPiù, Annalì Rainoldi created this piece, "Songs of Extinction", as her Letter to the Earth. The "music" pulls together acoustics captured by Rainforest Connection out in the field (both threatened and unthreatened habitats) as well as others. This piece submerges its viewers in the natural world and draws attention to the importance of protecting and preserving it. This is such a beautiful representation of this dancer's passions and purpose, we're very grateful to have helped, and we hope this inspires others to contemplate the many forms "getting involved" can take.For more information:rfcx.orgWant to get involved?rfcx.org/get_involvedTo learn more about Annalì:http://www.annalirainoldi.com
Technology in Biodiversity Protection: RFCx CEO Bourhan Yassin at Inteligencia Artificial Colombia Rainforest Connection 2022-10-03 | Listen to Rainforest Connection's CEO Bourhan Yassin speak at Inteligencia Artificial Colombia on how RFCx uses tech to protect biodiversity.For more information:rfcx.orgWant to get involved?rfcx.org/get_involved
TEDx - Rainforest Connection - Chrissy Durkin Rainforest Connection 2022-09-08 | Rainforest Connection's Director of Growth, Chrissy Durkin, discusses the importance of the organization's acoustic technology for preventing environmental threats like illegal logging, and their biodiversity monitoring tech that informs conservation efforts.
A Protective Umbrella for Biodiversity in Chile - Darwin Fox monitoring Rainforest Connection 2022-09-08 | RFCx's AI-powered Guardians have landed in the Nahuelbuta mountain range to study and protect the Darwin's fox. Project made possible thanks to partners Bioforest, Etica en los Bosques, the Ministry of the Environment for Chile, and Huawei.
Beneath The Canopy | 2018 Google Search On Documentary Series featuring RFCx Rainforest Connection 2022-07-26 | Google's Search On documentary series, episode 2, takes a peek into Rainforest Connection's work in Alto Rio Guamá on Indigenous land in Pará, Brazil. Its partnerships with groups like the Tembé Tribe that allow us to help protect rainforests around the world. There's plenty of work to be done, but we can see a brighter future on the horizon, can you?For more information:rfcx.orgWant to get involved?rfcx.org/get_involved
Huawei x Rainforest Connection in Austria-Biodiversity Monitoring Project Rainforest Connection 2022-06-30 | This video was created by our partners, Huawei, to highlight a project started in Austria to monitor the biodiversity in the area in order to understand, protect, and maintain the health of all life in Lake Neusiedl.For more information:rfcx.orgWant to get involved?rfcx.org/get_involvedCheck out our socials:insta-@rainforestcxfb-@RainforestCxtwitter-@RainforestCx
Huawei x Rainforest Connection in Greece- Threat Detection Project Rainforest Connection 2022-06-29 | This video created by our partners, Huawei, is a promo video of a project launched in 2020. This project was within Aoos Gorge and predominately focused on wolves in the area!For more information:rfcx.orgWant to get involved?rfcx.org/get_involvedCheck out our socials:insta-@rainforestcxfb-@RainforestCxtwitter-@RainforestCx
Huawei x Rainforest Connection in Latin America- The Impact of Deforestation Rainforest Connection 2022-06-29 | Video made by our partners, Huawei, and featured at our booth during the 2022 LATAM ICT Congress Conference. These areas are being destroyed at shocking rates, the ripple effects are plenty, and our partnership is working to make a difference, today.For more information:rfcx.orgWant to get involved?rfcx.org/get_involvedCheck out our socials:insta-@rainforestcxfb-@RainforestCxtwitter-@RainforestCx
Bourhan Yassins fireside chat at Collision Conference 2022 Rainforest Connection 2022-06-24 | Bourhan Yassin, CEO of Rainforest Connection, sits down with Matt Simon, Science Journalist of Wired, and Radhika Krishnan, CPO of Hitachi Vantara, to discuss the importance of our acoustic monitoring technology for protecting natural environments, like rainforests, and biodiversity.#rainforestconnection #bioacoustics #climatechange #conservation #hitachivantara #endangeredspecies #acoustictechnology
Monitoreo Acustico de la Biodiversidad - Mexico 2022 Rainforest Connection 2022-06-16 | Charla sobre el uso del monitoreo acustico de la biodiversidad para el taller de Bioacustica en Mexico 2022
Rainforest Connection Intro Rainforest Connection 2022-04-14 | Overview of Rainforest Connection's mission, threat detection technology, and how they're leveraging the power of sound and AI to protect rainforests around the world.
Red-and-Black Grosbeak Singing in the Amazon Rainforest Connection 2021-07-30 | Listen to the beautiful territorial song of the Red-and-Black Grosbeak, one of the rarest and least well known birds in the Amazon. The RFCx Science Team used this recording to create a template and used it to run a pattern matching analysis to study the occupancy of this species in the Tembé Indigenous Land.
Pattern Matching Results Saved as Validated Species Rainforest Connection 2021-07-27 | Pattern matching results are now saved as species presence validations in the visualizer! This means when you mark a species as present in your pattern matching results, that species will get saved as present on the spectrogram (in the visualizer tab) when you navigate to it from anywhere in RFCx Arbimon. This change applies to marking species as present in pattern matching results anytime after 7/20/21.arbimon.rfcx.org
More Endangered Species Detected in Puerto Rico Rainforest Connection 2021-05-10 | During the course of our island-wide biodiversity project in Puerto Rico, we've captured and identified the calls of many more bird and frog species, many of which occur only on the island and several which are vulnerable, threatened or endangered. In this second Puerto Rico species video, hear the calls of the Puerto Rican woodpecker, Adelaide’s warbler, and the critically endangered locust coqui: a small frog found only on the eastern end of the island.After deploying and testing over 700 AudioMoth devices across the island, we’ve also added more features to our RFCx Companion App—such as the ability to track location while deploying and AudioMoth device, a site search button, and an easier way to cycle between multiple projects. Download the Companion app today in the Google play store, (search for RFCx Companion) and learn more about our full suite of acoustic tools at rfcx.org/ecoacoustics.
Endangered Species Identified in Puerto Rico Rainforest Connection 2021-04-30 | Here are a few endangered species we've detected deploying AudioMoths all over the island of Puerto Rico using the Companion app!
Using the Companion App Rainforest Connection 2021-03-14 | The Companion App allows users to deploy and manage all of their AudioMoth devices. In this video we cover how to connect an AudioMoth to the app.
Pattern Matching in RFCx Arbimon Rainforest Connection 2021-03-02 | Pattern Matching is a fast way to sort through large amounts of data. It has a quick setup time and gives fast results, but may not be as accurate as Random Forest Models. Additionally, Pattern Matching can assist in creating a Random Forest Model.
Random Forest Models in RFCx Arbimon Rainforest Connection 2021-03-02 | Random Forest Models are useful to comb through large sets of recordings in order to find the call or noise that you are searching for. In this video we will go through the process, from start to finish, of how to make your own Random Forest Models
Merging Playlists in RFCx Arbimon Rainforest Connection 2021-02-24 | Merge playlist functions in Arbimon will simplify comparing the different playlists you have created, and help you to easily make new playlists out of old ones.
Creating a Playlist in RFCx Arbimon Rainforest Connection 2021-02-24 | Playlist are helpful when separating your audio into different categories in order to stay organized.
Uploading Audio to RFCx Arbimon Using Your Browser Rainforest Connection 2021-02-24 | Uploading your audio from your computer or SD card to RFCx Arbimon is a an important step in using the analysis tools available.
Visualizing Audio and Adding Tags in RFCx Arbimon Rainforest Connection 2021-02-24 | Visualizing your audio can be useful when analyzing for specific calls and is a precursor for learning how to make Pattern Matching Templates!
Offloading Audio Files From Your AudioMoth Rainforest Connection 2021-02-23 | We cover how to upload audio files from your AudioMoth to Arbimon!
Updating your AudioMoth Rainforest Connection 2021-02-23 | Learn how to update your AudioMoth to a new version with the AudioMoth Flash App!Link to the app: openacousticdevices.info/applications
Configuring Your AudioMoth Rainforest Connection 2021-02-23 | We cover how to set the times your AudioMoth is recording for. Additionally, we go through the different features of the AudioMoth Configuration App.Link to download the AudioMoth Configuration App: openacousticdevices.info/applications
Understanding RFCx Arbimons Navigation Bar Rainforest Connection 2021-02-01 | We cover what each of the tabs do and break down which tab you will use for your task!
