AI and IoT-Enabled solutions for Protection of Species on Earth

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Ecological balance is a term describing the co-existence of species with other species and also with the environment ensuring the organization of ecosystems in a state of stability. Each species has a contribution to maintaining the ecological balance. Major disturbances of ecological balance are due to careless activities by human beings like faulty usage of land, soil, water, and forest resources, and industrial and vehicle pollution. The proposed study focuses on two major resources namely soil and water which affect human, animal and plant lives both terrestrial and aquatic to a very large extent. Soil degradation is the loss of soil quality that diminishes yield. Water degradation refers to the quality of water being degraded with the introduction of unwanted chemicals and making it unsuitable for use. The world is surely going to suffer from the problem of hunger if man does not make efforts to conserve the soil and water. The need of the hour is to devise technological solutions that can measure, predict, and analyze the degradation, recommend suitable procedures either to prevent the damage, or control the damage, and suggest the means to achieve better crop productivity. The concept of Precision agriculture using IoT and AI can help in measuring, and analyzing the soil conditions, the requirements of temperature, water, pesticides, and fertilizers and provide guidance on soil management, crop rotation, and optimal planting and harvesting schedules in order to reap better yield and satisfy the food requirements of all species on Earth.