Category: SDG

New paper: Citizen science in China’s water resources monitoring: current status and future prospects

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There is something special in the first peer-review publication. It’s a milestone and an important stage in the development of the researcher that is leading on it. For PhD students, it is an important stage – instead of a consumer of academic publications, you’re becoming a producer of scientific knowledge. This new publication “Citizen science … Continue reading New paper: Citizen science in China’s water resources monitoring: current status and future prospects →

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China, citizen science, Papers, SDG

New paper: Citizen science in China’s water resources monitoring: current status and future prospects

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There is something special in the first peer-review publication. It’s a milestone and an important stage in the development of the researcher that is leading on it. For PhD students, it is an important stage – instead of a consumer of academic publications, you’re becoming a producer of scientific knowledge. This new publication “Citizen science … Continue reading New paper: Citizen science in China’s water resources monitoring: current status and future prospects →

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China, citizen science, Papers, SDG

Citizen Science & SDG, Berlin 14-15 Oct – a hybrid conference

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The Citizen Science and Sustainable Development Goals (or in its full name “Knowledge for Change: A decade of Citizen Science (2020-2030) in support of the SDGs” was held on 14 and 15 October 2020 as a hybrid conference in Berlin and online, using the Hopin platform. I attended the conference in person, as I was … Continue reading Citizen Science & SDG, Berlin 14-15 Oct – a hybrid conference →

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Citizen Science & SDG, Berlin 14-15 Oct – a hybrid conference

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The Citizen Science and Sustainable Development Goals (or in its full name “Knowledge for Change: A decade of Citizen Science (2020-2030) in support of the SDGs” was held on 14 and 15 October 2020 as a hybrid conference in Berlin and online, using the Hopin platform. I attended the conference in person, as I was … Continue reading Citizen Science & SDG, Berlin 14-15 Oct – a hybrid conference →

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citizen cyberscience summit, citizen science, Conference, ECSA, European Citizen Science Association, SDG, Sustainable development

Published: Citizen science and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

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Back in October 2018, I reported on the workshop at the International Institute for Advanced Systems Analysis (IIASA) about non-traditional data approaches and the Sustainable Development Goals. The outcome of this workshop has now been published in Nature Sustainability. The writing process was coordinated by Dr Linda See of IIASA, and with a distributed process that included … Continue reading Published: Citizen science and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

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citizen science, data collection, Environmental information, Papers, Research projects, SDG, Sustainable development, VGI, Volunteered Geographic Information

Co-designing the Citizen Science Global Partnership

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The workshop on the Citizen Science Global Partnership (CSGP) – the workshop included people from US, Brazil, Equador, Australia, UK, France, Switzerland, Germany, and Austria, as well as UNESCO. A range of interests in terms of citizen science activities – from health to ecological observations. Martin Brocklehurst summarised where we are – in the UNEA3: there … Continue reading Co-designing the Citizen Science Global Partnership

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citizen science, Conference, CSGP, ECSA, Environmental information, global partnership, SDG, Sustainable development, UNEP, VGI