Citizen science in environmental and ecological sciences

Nature Reviews Methods Primers, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 2(1)

Опубликована: Авг. 25, 2022

Citizen science is an increasingly acknowledged approach applied in many scientific domains, and particularly within the environmental ecological sciences, which non-professional participants contribute to data collection advance research. We present contributory citizen as a valuable method scientists practitioners focusing on full life cycle of practice, from design implementation, evaluation management. highlight key issues how address them, such participant engagement retention, quality assurance bias correction, well ethical considerations regarding sharing. also provide range examples illustrate diversity applications, biodiversity research land cover assessment forest health monitoring marine pollution. The aspects reproducibility sharing are considered, placing encompassing open perspective. Finally, we discuss its limitations challenges outlook for application multiple domains. Contributory whole or part This Primer outlines use discussing engagement, correction.

Язык: Английский

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Reviewing the role of AI in environmental monitoring and conservation: A data-driven revolution for our planet

World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 21(1), С. 161 - 171

Опубликована: Янв. 4, 2024

The rapid increase in human activities is causing significant damage to our planet's ecosystems, necessitating innovative solutions preserve biodiversity and counteract ecological threats. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative force, providing unparalleled capabilities for environmental monitoring conservation. This research paper explores the applications of AI ecosystem management, including wildlife tracking, habitat assessment, analysis, natural disaster prediction. AI's role conservation includes resource conservation, species identification. algorithms analyze camera trap footage, drone imagery, GPS data identify estimate population sizes, leading improved anti-poaching efforts enhanced protection diverse species. Habitat assessment involve AI-powered image which aids assessing forest health, detecting deforestation, identifying areas need restoration. Biodiversity analysis identification are achieved through that acoustic recordings, DNA (eDNA), footage. These innovations different species, assess levels, even discover new or endangered flood prediction systems provide early warnings, empowering communities with better preparedness evacuation efforts. Challenges, such quality availability, algorithmic bias, infrastructure limitations, acknowledged opportunities growth improvement. In policy regulation, advocates clear frameworks prioritizing privacy security, transparency, equitable access. Responsible development ethical use emphasized foundational pillars, ensuring integration into aligns principles fairness, societal benefit.

Язык: Английский

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Challenges in remote sensing based climate and crop monitoring: navigating the complexities using AI

Journal of Cloud Computing Advances Systems and Applications, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 13(1)

Опубликована: Фев. 6, 2024

Abstract The fast human climate change we are witnessing in the early twenty-first century is inextricably linked to health and function of biosphere. Climate affecting ecosystems through changes mean conditions variability, as well other related such increased ocean acidification atmospheric CO 2 concentrations. It also interacts with ecological stresses like degradation, defaunation, fragmentation.Ecology monitoring critical understanding complicated interactions between changing trends. This review paper dives into issues monitoring, emphasizing complications caused by technical limits, data integration, scale differences, requirement for accurate timely information. Understanding dynamics these climatic impacts, identifying hotspots susceptibility resistance, management measures that may aid biosphere resilience all necessary. At same time, can help mitigation adaptation. processes, possibilities, constraints nature-based solutions must be investigated assessed. Addressing developing successful policies strategies mitigating effects promoting sustainable ecosystem management. Human actions inscribe their stamp big narrative our planet’s story, very substance global atmosphere. transformation goes beyond chemistry, casting a spell on physical characteristics choreograph Earth’s brilliant dance. These qualities, heavenly notes, create song echoes deep We go journey via recorded tales they respond ever-shifting environment this text. peek rich fabric change, drawing insight from interconnected observatories. Nonetheless, growing symphony set unleash additional transformational stories - narratives natural riches rhythms both economically environmentally essential. essential navigating epic. A roadmap development necessitates ability comprehend stories, problem resonates across breadth programs, particularly infancy integrated sites.

Язык: Английский

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Illuminating the multidimensional contributions of small-scale fisheries

Nature, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Янв. 15, 2025

Sustainable development aspires to "leave no one behind"1. Even so, limited attention has been paid small-scale fisheries (SSF) and their importance in eradicating poverty, hunger malnutrition. Through a collaborative multidimensional data-driven approach, we have estimated that SSF provide at least 40% (37.3 million tonnes) of global catches 2.3 billion people with, on average, 20% dietary intake across six key micronutrients essential for human health. Globally, the livelihood 1 every 12 people, nearly half them women, depends partly fishing, total generating 44% (US$77.2 billion) economic value all landed. Regionally, Asian fish, support livelihoods supply nutrition largest number people. Relative capture sector (comprising large-scale fisheries), regions, African most catch nutrition, Oceania improve livelihoods. Maintaining increasing these contributions sustainable requires targeted effective actions, especially engagement fisherfolk shared management governance. Without governance focused SSF, marginalization millions fishers fishworkers will worsen. A study aimed revealing role shows they fishing affect world, among other important contributions.

Язык: Английский

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The scope of empowerment for conservation and communities

Conservation Biology, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Март 15, 2024

Abstract Conservationists increasingly position conservation that is mutually beneficial to people and biodiversity on the promise of empowerment through participatory discourse, metrics, processes, outcomes. Empowerment represents multidimensional concepts theories permeate interlinking levels power, from psychological political, social scales in which operates. The multifaceted nature makes it challenging understand, pursue, evaluate as a central philosophical commitment goal‐oriented practice conservation. Moreover, definitional methodological uncertainty may disempower interested affected groups because they can foster conceptual assumptions reinforce institutionalized barriers systemic changes. Despite these complexities, there are no targeted reviews We conducted scoping review literature synthesize meanings uses field. reviewed 121 most cited articles invoked or assessed 1992 2017 document geographic, conceptual, trends deployed by conservationists. Research claiming assessing often focused communities Global South. Most studies relied qualitative mixed methods (78%) collected largely male non‐Indigenous participants. Few (30%) defined 20 types referenced. Fewer (3%) applied their work. Our findings show discourse local Indigenous permeates people‐centered Yet, overreliance empowerment's rhetorical minimal engagement with theory (e.g., postcolonial theory) risks disempowering obscuring foundational value oversimplifying complex realities Lasting change could come more meaningful empowerment, including coproducing definitions measures for disempowered tackle widespread power disparities today.

Язык: Английский

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‘Participatory’ conservation research involving indigenous peoples and local communities: Fourteen principles for good practice

Biological Conservation, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 296, С. 110708 - 110708

Опубликована: Июль 13, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Participatory monitoring drives biodiversity knowledge in global protected areas

Communications Earth & Environment, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 4(1)

Опубликована: Июль 4, 2023

Abstract Protected areas are central in strategies to conserve biodiversity. Effective area-based conservation relies on biodiversity data, but the current knowledge base is insufficient and limited by geographic taxonomic biases. Public participation monitoring such as via community-based or citizen science increases data collection also contributes replicating these biases introducing new ones. Here we examine how participatory has changed landscape of open protected using shared Global Biodiversity Information Facility. We highlight a growing dominance within areas. find that patterns geographic, taxonomic, threatened species coverage differ from non-participatory monitoring, suggesting complementarity between two approaches. The relative contribution varies with characteristics both programs. synthesize results derive context-specific for extending impact monitoring.

Язык: Английский

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Serious games and citizen science; from parallel pathways to greater synergies

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 64, С. 101320 - 101320

Опубликована: Июль 11, 2023

Citizen science and serious games are participatory methods that gained traction in recent years, especially the environmental sciences context of natural resource management. The two approaches interact with both instrumental relational values decision making appear to have similar objectives supporting development a shared understanding impacts human land use decisions larger more active role for stakeholders. One can argue these been on seemingly parallel pathways development. In this paper, we present brief overview developments explore complementarity potential synergies between further strengthen engagement empowerment public science.

Язык: Английский

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Community-based watershed management (CBWM) for climate change adaptation and mitigation: Research trends, gaps, and factors assessment

Journal of Cleaner Production, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 434, С. 140031 - 140031

Опубликована: Дек. 5, 2023

Язык: Английский

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Unlocking the Value of Ranger‐Based Monitoring for Biodiversity Conservation and Protected Area Management

Conservation Letters, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 18(1)

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025

ABSTRACT Globally, hundreds of thousands rangers patrol protected areas every day. The data they collect have immense potential for monitoring biodiversity and threats to it. Technologies like SMART (Spatial Monitoring Reporting Tool), which facilitate the management ranger‐collected data, enhanced this potential. However, based on our experience across diverse use cases geographies, we found that ranger‐based is often implemented without a clear plan how will inform critical evaluation whether are reliable enough meet specific goals. Here distill six key lessons present decision framework guide funders, governments, area managers, NGOs toward more effective suggest when alternative approaches may add value. Essential considerations include welfare motivation rangers, biases in coverage detectability, capacity analyze buy‐in those tasked with using decisions. When well, can help improve conservation outcomes through evaluating interventions, efficient deployment limited law enforcement budgets optimize deterrence illegal activities, basic ecological monitoring.

Язык: Английский

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