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Community Leaders Develop Tools for Equitable Research Partnerships
Posted on: March 14, 2023
CSA is pleased to announce the launch of a new project to establish Tools for Equitable Research Partnerships, with support from the Rita Allen Foundation. This effort, proposed by CSA’s Environmental […]
Ecology and Conservation Citizen Science Ethical Concerns–A Call for Case Studies
Tags: Biodiversity, Conservation, Ecology, Ethics
Posted on: June 8, 2021
Case studies are a great way to think through the kinds of ethical issues faced in research. Please help us gather case studies in the domain of ecology and conservation citizen science that highlight typical and/or potential ethical issues in fieldwork.
Citizen Science and Environmental Agencies
Posted on: January 4, 2021
by Kasantha Moodley, Manager, Environmental Law Institute Innovation Lab, for the Law and Policy Working Group. Environmental agencies are increasingly transforming their approach to citizen science, from viewing it as a […]
Join the Citizen Science Month Working Group
Tags: Citizen Science Month
Posted on: December 10, 2020
In just a couple of years, Global Citizen Science Month (April) has grown from a single day of events, to a coordinated effort supported by SciStarter, the National Library of Medicine, […]
Supporting Environmental Democracy and the Aarhus Convention
Posted on: October 7, 2020
By Muki Haklay, Lea Shanley, Anna Berti Suman, Sven Schade, Dorte Riemenschneider, Nora Salas Seoane, Rosa Arias, and Simone Reufenacht for the Law and Policy Working Group. This year the UN […]
Don’t Miss Your Chance to Help Build Trustworthy Data Practices!
Posted on: July 22, 2020
Starting August and continuing through September, you will have the chance to share your experiences and expertise as part of a focus group series to help build trustworthy data practices for […]
Incorporate Citizen Science in Your Higher Ed Course
Posted on: June 23, 2020
Thinking about adding a citizen science component to your higher ed course? The following videos may help get you started. These events were designed to help you as you think about […]
Science by the People
Posted on: June 8, 2020
Post by George Wyeth, cochair of the Law and Policy Working Group. The potential for science to be used by ordinary citizens as a tool for social change is both empowering […]
Preliminary Outcomes from CitSciMonth 2020
Posted on: May 21, 2020
by Vivienne Byrd, Darlene Cavalier, and Caroline Nickerson First: thank you. Even with the unprecedented challenges, so many of you came together to make Global Citizen Science Month 2020 (April) a […]
New Data Quality Resource Compendium
Posted on: March 13, 2020
A well-known barrier to achieving the science and policy oriented goals of citizen science is the (real or perceived) quality of data generated by our efforts. Back in 2017, the Data […]