Abstract
Abstract Big data (BD) holds great promise for environmental monitoring, protection and planning in developing economies. Various actors involved in environmental monitoring and protection activities are increasingly relying on vast amounts and diverse types of data in order to tackle a wide range of environmental issues. This chapter seeks to deepen our understanding of facilitators and inhibitors of diffusion and effective utilization of BD in environmental monitoring and protection in these economies. It also introduces various data sources in the context of environmental monitoring, protection and natural resources conservation. In this chapter, a variety of examples are presented of environmental projects undertaken in developing countries that utilize BD. It also analyses how various characteristics of BD are applicable in the context of environmental monitoring, protection and conservation strategies. It covers issues of foreign and local BD technologies in environmental monitoring and protection. It also highlights the role of BD in promoting transparency by fighting environmental crimes and injustices.
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