<ul><li>The $10 million Rainforest XPrize was awarded to the winning team, Limelight Rainforest, for using drones to study rainforest biodiversity.</li><li>Colorado Mesa University Professor of Biology, Thomas Walla, headed the winning team.</li><li>The team used a platform called the Limelight, equipped with sensors and cameras, which was placed within the rainforest canopy by a drone to collect comprehensive data.</li><li>By using drones and technology, Professor Walla envisions indigenous people having the tools to present corporations with biodiversity data, highlighting the economic benefits of preserving rainforests.</li></ul>

Winning XPrize Team Uses Drones to Study Rainforest Biodiversity

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