The working group aims to share existing practices of citizen science in Green spaces (with focus on urban areas). Our aim is to understand the various dimensions on how Green spaces (e.g. Botanical gardens) develop and integrate citizen science approaches and how those contribute (can contribute) in achieving Sustainable Development Goals.
Co-chairs
Vito Emanuele Cambria, Stefano Martellos, Sofie Meeus
We would like to promote the connection of people with scientific research by moving forward the citizen science activities in the green spaces and botanic gardens of our cities
— Vito Emanuele Cambria, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
We are eager to discuss the potential of green spaces and particularly botanical gardens when it comes to citizen science including but not limited to local ecological knowledge!
— Baiba Pruse, University College Cork, MaREI, Ireland
Interested to learn more? Join the podcast with Sasja Voet, Marjoleine van der Meij and Baiba Prūse on Citizen science and Biodiversity, full recording available here.
(The podcast is a collaboration between the Amsterdamse Bos and the Athena Institute, a research institute of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. The recordings were made on the banks of the Bosbaan on one of the days of the quadrennial EASST conference.)
This working group only makes sense if it is a relevant forum for what our members want to do – please make it so! The chairs and ECSA headquarters will do our best to support you.
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Reach out to: Baiba Prūse via LinkedIn