There was the same research done with Coral reefs [1] and I thought Oregon State University did something similar in forests as well. I can provide some reef sounds if you'd really like to hear :)

[1] https://marine-conservation.org/taking-pulse-of-coral-reefs/

There's also a company called Rainforest Connection using machine learning to detect deforestation: https://blog.google/technology/ai/fight-against-illegal-defo...