Computer Vision for Environmental Monitoring in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka s rich biodiversity faces numerous threats from climate change, deforestation, and urbanization. This article explores how computer vision and AI are being deployed to monitor and protect the country s unique ecosystems.\n\nWe discuss projects using camera traps with automated species identification, drone imagery for forest cover analysis, and satellite data processing for coastal erosion tracking. The article highlights collaborations between local conservation organizations, international research institutions, and technology providers.\n\nWe also address challenges specific to deploying these technologies in tropical environments, including hardware durability, connectivity limitations, and the need for locally relevant training data.