Exploring Nature through Citizen Science

Citizen science is involving the public in collecting and analysing scientific data and discovering new scientific knowledge. Approachable and inclusive, it is an excellent option for people looking for ways to get involved and make a difference, and there has never been a better time than now. Exploring Nature through Citizen Science introduces citizen science and showcases its benefits, with a focus on Australia, including urban environments. The book explores the various types of projects available, explaining how the data is used to create real-world impact and offering practical guidance on what photographs to take and which data to record for different groups of organisms. Example projects from across Australia range from activities you can do in your home to active data collection in more remote areas, making it easier than ever for people to get involved in citizen science. With its friendly, accessible approach and many photographs, this book serves as a must-have guide for anyone looking to understand how best to get involved in citizen science in Australia.

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We want to let you know that a security incident affected our email system in the last 24 hours. An unauthorized party briefly obtained access to the third-party service we use to send emails. WHAT HAPPENED The unauthorized party sent a single fraudulent email to about 6,100 iNaturalist users. The fraudulent email was sent from noreply[at]inaturalist[dot]org with the subject 'New Ledger Live Update.' If you were one of the people who received this email, please delete it immediately and do not click any links. While the unauthorized party had access to our account, they may have had the opportunity to view an unknown number of email addresses associated with iNaturalist accounts. No personal information other than email addresses was exposed. WHAT WE'RE DOING We immediately updated our security systems, and this unauthorized party no longer has the ability to send emails. We're reviewing our overall security practices to ensure this does not happen again. Our team is investigati...

The Horizon Europe Cluster HORIZON-CL6-2025-01 has opened! First calls for proposals & forming of consortiums has started...

Horizon Europe is the scientific successor to the Horizon 2020 research framework programme of the European Union, under the leadership of the European Commission. Enhancing research in the fields of climate change, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN, and EU competitiveness are the main goals of Horizon Europe. Furthermore, Horizon ...

Final Release of the BOB Citizen Science App (Behavioural Observations in Beetles)

Citizen Science projects often encompass a wide range of participation opportunities. From documenting observations and investigating specific research objects (like in Beweisstück Unterhose), to creating ponds in home gardens to support and study green toads (AmphiApp) — Citizen Science projects on the SPOTTERON platform often go beyond reporting ...

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We make Citizen Science Apps work! SPOTTERON is a fully customizable solution for your Citizen Science, environment protection and volunteer monitoring projects with social features and community building at its core.

3 million creepy crawlies

Here in Aotearoa, and on Afternoons in fact, we love our critters. And that passion for insects, bugs and plants is backed up by the fact that we've logged nearly three million observations on the citizen science platform iNaturalist.. The website, which has been running in New Zealand since 2012, brings together curious members of the public with expert identifiers to track populations of thousands of species. This has led to new sightings of native species, and important discoveries of invasive species. Jon Sullivan is an ecologist based at Lincoln University and is one of the founders of iNaturalist.