This episode of Tech Now examines whether technology can help protect rainforests by measuring forests in greater detail than before. Better data could support conservation efforts by helping researchers and authorities understand forest cover and changes more accurately.

Presenter Yasmin Morgan-Griffiths investigates new forest-monitoring technologies, while Suranjana Tewari visits a robotics factory in Beijing. The 24-minute BBC programme was first shown on 1 August 2026 and will be available on iPlayer for 11 months.