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Best practices in citizen engagement and knowledge transfer in support of Mission Ocean objectives in BlueMission
Are you interested in citizen engagement in biodiversity restoration and blue economy? Join a virtual panel discussion on October 17th (2024) which may interest you 😊 We will be discussing best practices in citizen engagement and knowledge transfer in Citizens Assemblies and workshops. Looking at the example of the 2022 Irish Children and Young People's Assembly on Biodiversity Loss, and …
Brussel, Brussel-Hoofdstad, Brussel Hoofdstad, …
OpenLab Conference
From November 12 to 15, OpenLab.brussels* is organizing a CONFERENCE that aims to bring together contributions from researchers and practitioners interested in participatory research projects. We welcome people willing to contribute by presenting a paper, sharing experiences and ideas through a clear presentation (with or without a paper), discussion tables, or on-site visits. Selected contributions will be reviewed and published …
What is
citizen
science?
Citizen science is any activity that involves the public in scientific research and thus has the potential to bring together science, policy makers, and society as a whole in an impactful way. Through citizen science, all people can participate in many stages of the scientific process, from the design of the research question, to data collection and volunteer mapping, data interpretation and analysis, and to publication and dissemination of results. Citizen science is also an approach of scientific work that may be used as a part of a broader scientific activity.
Learn more about it with the ECSA 10 Principles of Citizen Science and the ECSA Characteristics of Citizen Science!