RISC-V Silicon in the Jungle Could Save the Amazon
Researchers at the University of São Paulo use RISC-V to build the Internet of Trees, a real-time monitoring network for the Amazon rainforest.
By Pablo Valerio, EE Times | June 16, 2026
The Amazon basin faces a major challenge: Its tropical forests are the world’s largest land-based carbon sink and play a key role in regulating the global climate, yet scientists lack reliable, real-time data to monitor their health.
At the RISC-V Summit Europe 2026, two Brazilian researchers introduced the “Internet of Trees,” a system that uses open-architecture microprocessors to create a connected network acting as a digital nervous system for the forest.
Led by professors Marcelo Zuffo and Laisa Costa of the University of São Paulo, the project aims to deploy microsensors throughout the rainforest to continuously monitor the Amazon’s biodiversity.
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