# Espressif's April 2020 Newsletter Covers Wildlife Protection and New Development Boards

DevFeed: [Espressif's April 2020 Newsletter Covers Wildlife Protection and New Development Boards](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/april-2020-13813.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://developer.espressif.com/blog/april-2020/>)

Author: John Lee

Published: 2020-05-04T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Blog on Developer Portal](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/blog-on-developer-portal.md>)

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## AI overview

Espressif's April 2020 newsletter introduces a wildlife protection program linked to the IUCN Red List, with some new development boards named after endangered animals and some revenue donated to the IUCN. It also highlights ESP RainMaker, the ESP32-Korvo AI development board, an ESP8266 NonOS SDK release, and M5Stack ATOM.

## Source excerpt

Hi everyone, Espressif is known for its keen sense of corporate social responsibility. We have long supported low-power, green technologies, while we have also based our entire business model on the idea of democratizing technology with open-source software . At present, we are deeply concerned about climate change, which has been the result of human actions in recent decades.