• In this video, environmentalist Susan Graham shares how drones and AI technology are helping to accelerate and scale-up land and ecosystem restoration projects around the world. 
• She describes how these technologies are being used in Australia to help recreate forests and ecosystems that were destroyed by coal mining, agriculture, invasive species, and bush fires. 

Positives

• The video is short but packed with great information about the role of technology in solving the climate crisis.

Additional Prerequisites

• The video uses the metric unit of hectares, which may be unfamiliar to some students especially those from the U.S.
• Students should be comfortable with the terms ecology, ecosystem, imported species, and endemic species.
• It is assumed students know what AI technology is and how it can be used.
  

Differentiation

• This video can be used in earth science classes when learning about climate change solutions. Students can explore other solutions to climate change using this table.
• Biology classes can incorporate this video when learning about habitat restoration, invasive species control, or innovative technologies in ecology.
• Students can learn about other uses of AI in the fight against climate change in this video about calculating carbon emissions and this interactive lesson about ocean clean-up. 
  

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