> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.gainforest.earth/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.gainforest.earth/solutions/biodiversity-monitoring/drones.md). # Drones We leverage drones to advance our mission of verifying and supporting biodiversity conservation in land-based ecosystems. ### Drone applications 1. **Impact Verification**: We use drones to verify conservation claims and validate [ecocerts](/solutions/ecocerts.md), ensuring transparency and accountability in environmental reporting. This includes verifying tree planting initiatives, ecosystem restoration, forest documentation, community training, and more. 2. **Monitoring Human Impact**: We also use drones to observe and analyze activities like logging and land conversion, helping us understand their implications for local ecosystems and advocate for sustainable practices. 3. **Community Partnership**: We train local communities in drone-based verification techniques, empowering them to document and validate their conservation achievements with technological credibility. --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. Learn more at gitbook.com. ## Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.gainforest.earth/solutions/biodiversity-monitoring/drones.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.