Nov 30, 2019 | News on Citizen Science
Research on initiatives in Fukushima raise globally relevant questions for citizen science practice Citizen science projects about pollution often emerge in areas of contention between citizens and institutional or governmental actors: take vehicle emissions and urban...
Nov 20, 2019 | News on Citizen Science
In the concluding chapter of the book “Citizen science”, Bonn and colleagues argue that citizen science can lead to advances in science, policy, and society. ACTION partners T6 Ecosystems and DRIFT are building on these insights to investigate the ways in which...
Nov 13, 2019 | News on Citizen Science
By Gloria Re Calegari – Cefriel Honeybees are essential for the pollination of about one third of the food we eat, including fruit, vegetables, oils, seeds and nuts but, sadly, global bee populations have been decreasing rapidly in the past decade for unknown...
Jul 8, 2019 | News on Citizen Science
By Virginia de Pablo and Esteban González – UPM The meeting, held by Dr. Wendy Jacobs with the support of Esteban González, will serve to understand what is and how citizen science works in its broadest sense, basing the lines of action and the program of the...
Jul 4, 2019 | News on Citizen Science
Virginia de Pablo – UPM 04/07/2019 According to the data obtained with the work of volunteer scientists, forest and shrubby birds have declined in the last year Thanks to the hundreds of volunteers who share their data and collaborate with the Citizen Science...
Jun 3, 2019 | News on Citizen Science
What is the role of citizen science in sustainability transitions? While the field of sustainability transitions research starts to embrace transformative research approaches such as transdisciplinary research, Living Lab approaches or Action Research, it is only...
