Ecology and environment

Publication

New frontiers in AI for biodiversity research and conservation with multimodal language models

Zhongqi Miao, Yuanhan Zhang, Zalan Fabian, Andres Hernandez Celis, Sara Beery, Chunyuan Li, Ziwei Liu, Amrita Gupta, Md Nasir, Wanhua Li, Jason Holmberg, Meredith Palmer, Kaitlyn Gaynor, Rahul Dodhia, Juan M. Lavista Ferres

Methods in Ecology and Evolution | August 2025

Project

Publication

AI-Driven Detection and Analysis of Handwriting on Seized Ivory: A Tool to Uncover Criminal Networks in the Illicit Wildlife Trade

Will Fein, Ryan J. Horwitz, John E. Brown III, Amit Misra, Felipe Oviedo, Kevin White, Juan M. Lavista Ferres, Samuel K. Wasser

August 2025

Publication

Net Zero needs AI – five actions to realize its promise

Amy Luers

Nature | August 2025

Publication

Closed-loop optimization using machine learning for the accelerated design of sustainable cements incorporating algal biomatter

Meng-Yen Lin, Kristen Severson, Paul Grandgeorge, Eleftheria Roumeli

Matter | July 2025

Publication

Where are the Whales: A Human-in-the-loop Detection Method for Identifying Whales in High-resolution Satellite Imagery

Caleb Robinson, Kimberly T. Goetz, Christin B. Khan, Meredith Sackett, Kathleen Leonard, Rahul Dodhia, Juan M. Lavista Ferres

Proceedings of Machine Learning Research (PMLR) | July 2025

Publication

Mapping global floods with 10 years of satellite radar data

Amit Misra, Kevin White, Simone Fobi Nsutezo, William Straka III, Juan M. Lavista Ferres

Nature Communications | July 2025

Video

Introducing GIRAFFE—Generalized Image-based Re-Identification using AI for Fauna Feature Extraction

June 18, 2025 | Juan Lavista Ferres

We’re proud to announce the launch of GIRAFFE (Generalized Image-based Re-Identification using AI for Fauna Feature Extraction)—an open-source AI tool developed by Microsoft’s AI for Good Lab, in partnership with the Wild Nature Institute, to…

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Publication

Expanding smallholder irrigation in central Kenya demonstrates the importance of protecting grassland landscapes

Gilles Quentin Hacheme, Stephen Andrew Wood, Renatus Magesa, Girmaw Abebe Tadesse, Caleb Robinson, Elizah Peter, Elkanah Kipkoech, Bernice Sainepo

IOP Science – Environmental Research Letters | June 2025

Publication

GeoVision Labeler: Zero-Shot Geospatial Classification with Vision and Language Models

Gilles Quentin Hacheme, Girmaw Abebe Tadesse, Caleb Robinson, Akram Zaytar, Rahul Dodhia, Juan M. Lavista Ferres

May 2025

Project

Podcast

Abstracts: Aurora with Megan Stanley and Wessel Bruinsma

May 21, 2025

A new Nature paper explores Aurora, an AI model that redefines weather prediction with application to other environmental domains such as tropical cyclones. Hear from senior researchers Megan Stanley and Wessel Bruinsma as they share…

Project FarmVibes | Research for Industry

Bioacoustics: Leveraging AI to process audio recordings of diverse species

Geospatial Machine Learning

Advance sustainability initiative | AI For Good Lab

New frontiers in AI for biodiversity research and conservation with multimodal language models

AI-Driven Detection and Analysis of Handwriting on Seized Ivory: A Tool to Uncover Criminal Networks in the Illicit Wildlife Trade

Net Zero needs AI – five actions to realize its promise

Closed-loop optimization using machine learning for the accelerated design of sustainable cements incorporating algal biomatter

Where are the Whales: A Human-in-the-loop Detection Method for Identifying Whales in High-resolution Satellite Imagery

Mapping global floods with 10 years of satellite radar data

Introducing GIRAFFE—Generalized Image-based Re-Identification using AI for Fauna Feature Extraction

Expanding smallholder irrigation in central Kenya demonstrates the importance of protecting grassland landscapes

GeoVision Labeler: Zero-Shot Geospatial Classification with Vision and Language Models

Abstracts: Aurora with Megan Stanley and Wessel Bruinsma

Ecology and environment

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