citizen science for conservation
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Our workshops built expertise in designing robustprojects and skills needed to become effectivecitizen science managers.
In response, we launched CISCA - an innovativetraining programme for citizen science managers toenable them to transform citizen science data into
conservation and policy.
Training for impact
Citizen science is a practical way to connect peoplewith nature, to monitor biodiversity and to produceuseful data needed for conservation managementand policy.
Developing skills
Why Citizen Science?
There is a growing interest among conservationscientists to harness this huge potential that
citizen science offers.
To engage thecommunity to collect
meaningful data
To communicate results to inform policy and
practice
CITIZEN SCIENCE FOR CONSERVATION
To analyse andinterpret biodiversity
trends
CISCA
"The fishers of Cameroon were collecting
sea turtle eggs. But now
they protect threatened sea turtles"Cedrick Fogwan, Cameroon
"Rangers are now getting usefuldata on monkeys, birds, plants
and habitat degradation"Thuita Thenya, Kenya
"I analysed environmental trends that were
useful for policy-makers for biodiversityconservation and sustainable use of the
Karura urban forest"Mary Kageni, Kenya
A new network of citizenscience leaders
Influencing policy and practice
Cameroon
Sharingexperiences
acrossAfrica
Marine fauna
Conservation impact
Citizen science data is being used to set
up a national law for sharksAfrican Marine Mammal Conservation Organization
Uganda
Kenya
Citizen science projects are now working on a
NigeriaBenin
Liberia
TanzaniaDem. Rep.
Congo
Botswana
Plants & Insects
Terrestial animals
CISCA trained 26 African citizen
science leaders from 9 countries
diversity of species and ecosystems"Generating distribution maps of
threatened species"
"Projecting the spread of invasiveplants under changing climate"
"Studying migration of birds"
"Monitoring mushrooms, dragonflies,
seahorses..."
New ambassadors forconservation
CISCA
For more information visit our website
CITIZEN SCIENCE FOR CONSERVATION