Authors: Lynam, Antony; Detoeuf, Diane;Strindberg, Samantha;Choo, Liling;Palmer, Jonathan;

Conservation technology is helping to improve the efficiency of ecological studies, empower conservation practitioners, and improve social science for conservation. Here we give an overview of three widely applied tools in monitoring and evaluation; SMART Survey, Wildlife Insights, and KoBotoolbox. SMART Survey is a component of the SMART system that allows practitioners to design and plan ecological surveys, digitally collect data on mobile devices, and incorporate these data into the central platform. Wildlife Insights (WI) is a tool for managing camera-trap survey data. KoBotoolbox is a digital data collection tool for research with people. We present an overview of the features of each tool and how they are able to support the validation, management, visualization, analysis, and sharing of ecological and social data. We provide examples of how these technologies developed by global collaborative partnerships are being applied in wildlife strongholds around the world.