Garden butterfly count

Garden butterfly count

From 6 till 28th of July 2019 people in the Netherlands were asked to record the number of butterflies in their garden for 15 minutes. In total 73.445 butterflies were recorded in 2956 gardens. This gives insight in an important habitat that is not easily accessible...
Citizen science can change the world

Citizen science can change the world

How can citizen science projects influence the world we live in? A substantial number of citizen science projects start from the wish to change something. The Tatort street light project, for example, measures insect occurrence and behaviour because they want to...
Impact assessment: a multidimensional approach

Impact assessment: a multidimensional approach

How do we measure the impact of citizen science projects? Citizen science projects are different from more traditional scientific pursuits and from “standard” projects with specific targets. A citizen science project can be hugely successful even if it produces no...
Citizen science & transition

Citizen science & transition

Julia Wittmayer, Drift, 03-06-2019 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...
Citizen Sensing

Citizen Sensing

Annelli Janssen, Drift Citizen Sensing – a toolbox is a great guide for setting up a citizen sensing project, based on the experiences of the Making Sense project. The toolkit is based on values of empowerment, co-creation, changemaking, and openness. It contains...