How can new ICT information technologies and Industry 4.0 help improve systems for monitoring the state of environmental pollution, the state of biodiversity of natural ecosystems, the state of the biosphere and the planet's climate?
On 16.11.2022 at the UN Climate Summit COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, debates and speakers address, among other things, the issue of the loss of biodiversity of the planet's natural ecosystems caused by the increasingly rapid process of global warming caused by anthropogenic factors, i.e., primarily by civilization's greenhouse gas emissions. Due to the accelerating deforestation of forests, the burning and clearing of rainforests to create more areas to grow crops for export, the planet's biodiversity is rapidly declining. In addition, also due to the increasing scale of land and sea pollution, oceanic pollution and the accelerating process of global warming, the level of biodiversity of the planet's natural ecosystems is rapidly declining. Due to the predatory management of burning and clearing of the Amazon rainforest, the area of these natural boreal forests described as the natural lungs of the planet has been declining rapidly in recent years. In addition, due to the greenhouse effect, ocean water temperatures are also rising and coral reefs, including the Great Barrier Reef in Oceania, are dying. The decline in biodiversity noted in recent years correlates with the rapid mass die-off of many species of flora and fauna. In view of the above, it is necessary to urgently stop forest deforestation, including the burning and clearing of tropical rainforests and also other forest formations and natural ecosystems located in all climate zones. It is necessary to increase the scale of implementation of afforestation programs for civilization-degraded areas, post-mining heaps, wastelands, and the creation of additional urban parks in urban agglomerations. Besides, it is necessary to urgently carry out a full green transformation of the economy, including a pro-climate transformation of the energy sector by replacing the dirty energy of burning fossil fuels with clean energy based on renewable and emission-free energy sources. With the rapid development of ICT information technology, Industry 4.0, satellite analytics, 5G big data transfer, etc. as important elements of the current fourth technological revolution, it is possible to improve techniques and systems for monitoring the state of biodiversity of natural ecosystems.
In view of the above, I address the following question to the esteemed community of researchers and scientists:
How can the new information technologies of ICT and Industry 4.0 help improve systems for monitoring the state of environmental pollution, the state of biodiversity of natural ecosystems, the state of the planet's biosphere and climate?
What is your opinion on this issue?
Please answer with reasons,
I invite everyone to join the discussion,
Thank you very much,
Warm regards,
Dariusz Prokopowicz
This is a very interesting topic , for me new technologies related to satellite analytics improves the way we do manage forestry , from remote sensing and hyper-spectral telemetry, it is possible to have a real-time vision of the ecological dynamics related to the abundance and diversity of plant species that occupy an area, which allows the use of more precise reforestation and restoration techniques of the landscapes in question, not only for commercial use but also enables the re-composition of ecological relationships that forests present on a large scale.
on the other hand it enables the quantification of CO2 emission reduction or even so the photosynthetic active area allowing us to be more precise on territorial ordering and changing laws regarding the use of the soil for each country according to the Kyoto protocol
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New ICT information technologies and Industry 4.0 can help improve systems for monitoring the state of environmental pollution, the state of biodiversity of natural ecosystems, the state of the biosphere, and the planet's climate in several ways. These technologies can be used to create computer models that predict the impact of human activities on the environment. This could be used to identify areas of pollution and biodiversity degradation before they become too severe. Additionally, sensors and IoT devices can be deployed to measure air quality, water quality, and other environmental factors in real-time. This data can then be used to better understand the current state of the environment and to develop strategies for mitigating environmental damage. Finally, big data analytics can be used to identify patterns and correlations between environmental factors, which can help identify the sources of pollution and the factors driving biodiversity loss.
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