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Conservation increasingly runs on more than intuition. At Löwen River Rewilding in Namibia, satellites, drones, sensors, and AI are helping measure ecosystem recovery in real time — from vegetation growth after rainfall to future wildlife tracking across thousands of hectares. Because restoring biodiversity is not about guessing better. It is about learning faster.

Conservation from Data

From satellite imagery and NDVI analysis to drones, camera traps, and LoRaWAN sensors, discover how modern conservation and rewilding projects in Namibia increasingly rely on data-driven ecological restoration.

Rewilding

pauljacquin7

May 244 min read

Conservation: Insights on Judgement, Experience & Operational Realities

Conservation from the Mind

Last week: passion. This week: judgement. Because caring about nature is a good start. Deciding what to do next is where it gets interesting. In our case, Active Restoration anchors our decision making and priorities.

pauljacquin7

May 92 min read

explore the role of passion in driving conservation and ecological restoration. Set against the backdrop of rewilding efforts in Namibia, the piece highlights how purpose often begins not with defined problems, but with a deep, instinctive connection to nature.

Conservation from the Heart

Blending reflection, field experience, and human stories, this blog illustrates how investing in people and nurturing the next generation of conservationists can create lasting impact on ecosystems and biodiversity.

pauljacquin7

May 24 min read

Carry capacity: how much animals can the land sustainably host. A balance between fauna and flora

Carrying Capacity

Once home to 2'200 sheep, the land can already feed over 800 herbivores. Extra work on vegetation should lift that number. Provided we reintroduce new generations of animals. Competition between cattle farming and wildlife killed a large portion of endemic residents

pauljacquin7

Feb 153 min read

Rewilding at Löwen River in 2025, with lots of colours and stories. Rain helped, so did the motivation of the team

Foundational 2025

The WHAT of 2025 in colours. When a 1'000 pictures tell 1'000 stories. Beyond establishing a baseline for flora and fauna, we got blessed by a lot of progress in levelling up our infrastructure. 2025 laid the foundations. 2026 builds momentum.

pauljacquin7

Jan 34 min read

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