Youth-focused citizen science: Examining the role of environmental science learning and agency for conservation
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This article examined case studies of youth-focused community and citizen science (CCS) and analyzed the learning processes and outcomes, and stewardship activities for youth, as well as contributions to site and species management, each as conservation outcomes.About:
This article is published in Biological Conservation.The article was published on 2017-04-01 and is currently open access. It has received 202 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Youth work & Youth participation.read more
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Citizen science can improve conservation science, natural resource management, and environmental protection
Duncan C. McKinley,Abe Miller-Rushing,Heidi L. Ballard,Rick Bonney,Hutch Brown,Susan C. Cook-Patton,Daniel M. Evans,Rebecca A. French,Julia K. Parrish,Tina B. Phillips,Sean F. Ryan,Lea Shanley,Jennifer L. Shirk,Kristine F. Stepenuck,Jake F. Weltzin,Andrea Wiggins,Owen D. Boyle,Russell D. Briggs,Stuart F. Chapin,David Hewitt,Peter W. Preuss,Michael A. Soukup +21 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe the two interwoven paths by which citizen science can improve conservation efforts, natural resource management, and environmental protection, and describe the investments needed to create a citizen science program.
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Citizen Science Terminology Matters: Exploring Key Terms
M. V. Eitzel,Jessica L. Cappadonna,Chris Santos-Lang,Ruth Duerr,Arika Virapongse,Sarah West,Christopher C. M. Kyba,Anne Bowser,Caren B. Cooper,Andrea Sforzi,Anya N. Metcalfe,Edward S Harris,Martin Thiel,Mordechai Haklay,Lesandro Ponciano,Joseph Roche,Luigi Ceccaroni,Fraser Shilling,Daniel Dörler,Florian Heigl,Tim Kiessling,Brittany Y Davis,Qijun Jiang +22 more
TL;DR: The authors reviewed the theoretical, historical, geopolitical, and disciplinary context of citizen science terminology and provided a collection of potential terms and definitions for "citizen science" and people participating in citizen science projects.
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Why watch bees? Motivations of citizen science volunteers in the Great Pollinator Project
TL;DR: In the Great Pollinator Project, a conservation-related project in New York City, this article conducted pre-and post-season surveys and focus group sessions to find out who the active volunteers were, their reasons for joining, what benefits of participation they experienced, as well as challenges they encountered collecting and submitting data.
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The threefold potential of environmental citizen science - Generating knowledge, creating learning opportunities and enabling civic participation
TL;DR: In this article, the authors conducted a survey with 143 experts from the environmental and educational sector in Germany, Austria and Switzerland to investigate how these aims are realised in citizen science projects and assess needs and challenges for advancing citizen science and stimulating future initiatives.
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A Vision for Global Biodiversity Monitoring With Citizen Science
Michael J. O. Pocock,Mark Chandler,Rick Bonney,Ian Thornhill,Ian Thornhill,Anna Albin,Tom August,Steven P. Bachman,Peter M. J. Brown,Davi Gasparini Fernandes Cunha,Audrey A. Grez,Colin Jackson,Monica Peters,Narindra Romer Rabarijaon,Helen E. Roy,Tania Zaviezo,Finn Danielsen +16 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors use the term "citizen science" to describe the diverse approaches that involve people in monitoring in a voluntary capacity, thus including participatory monitoring in which people work collaboratively with scientists in developing monitoring.
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