Citizen science for specific policy issues

Citizen science for specific policy issues

Citizen science can be beneficial for policy in many ways. For example, it enables a situation or an issue to be monitored at a relatively low cost compared to traditional ways of data collection directed by national statistical offices and it also directly engages...
50 billion birds, but many species are rare

50 billion birds, but many species are rare

By Roy van Grunsven The question: “How many birds are there?” seems very simple but it is hard to answer. You can’t simply count them. But there is data from citizens reporting bird observations around the world and using this scientist from the University of New...