As proposed in this image, an Internet of Nature framework (IoN) incorporates a wide range of technologies to implement smart environments, collect data, and promote citizen engagement in urban ecologies. These technologies indicate different ways of understanding and valuing 'nature'. For example, for people and organisations investing in new technologies, IoN can be framed in terms of 'natural capital', emphasising the ecological, social, and financial benefits of a smart green environment.
IoN assembles tools for urban ecologists to measure
biodiversity
and undertake environmental
monitoring
. IoN is further framed for citizens' reconnection,
participation
, and environmental literacy. IoN envisions technological modes of integrating these different perspectives. As the concept translates into infrastructure, it seems important to consider what socio-economic and political inequalities might be reproduced in an IoN framework and how these might be addressed.
To find out more about the Internet of Nature, listen to our radio episode with Nadina Galle.