In this episode of Smart Forests Radio, we speak with Sylvain Vaquer, founder of Mozaic Earth, a
biodiversity
and nature-intelligence startup. Sylvain outlines Mozaic Earth’s tools for making biodiversity
monitoring
more scalable and accessible, including a
mobile app
that supports ground-level data collection by local communities and an AI-powered
platform
that enables ecologists to conduct remote ecological assessments. He reflects on
collaborations
across the biodiversity space, ranging from global nature tech collectives and regional
restoration
groups to regulators. Sylvain hopes to help bridge conversations between these stakeholders and establish a viable level of biodiversity insight that can create ecological gains while supporting organisations to maintain market competitiveness.
Interviewers: Jennifer Gabrys and Phoebe Hamilton Jones
Producer: Harry Murdoch
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This radio episode was produced by the Smart Forests project funded by the European Research Council. Smart Forests is led by Professor Jennifer Gabrys and is based in the Department of Sociology at the University of Cambridge.
Header image: Biodiversity insight dashboard. Mozaic Earth, https://www.mozaic.earth.
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To cite this radio episode:
Vaquer, Sylvain, Jennifer Gabrys, and Phoebe Hamilton Jones, "Sylvain Vaquer: Biodiversity Monitoring Powered by People and AI," Smart Forests Atlas (2026), https://atlas.smartforests.net/en/radio/sylvain-vaquer.