more4nature
We aim for transformative change in environmental protection by including #CitizenScience in collaborative environmental compliance assurance. Funded by #HorizonEurope & coordinated by IHE Delft.
#Biodiversity 🐛 #ZeroPollution 💧 #Deforestation 🪵
- 🌲 Around 80 citizens visited the Ulvshale National Park with the Danish Nature Agency. The ‘Forest Walk’ served to include citizens in the management. 🧠 Citizen knowledge is crucial in detecting species, observing changes in forest composition or suggesting preferred trails & access points. #Denmark
- How is your week going? We are looking forward to the final Our #WaterQuality workshop next March 28 in Galway. A coastal field trip to explore #seagrass meadows and strengthen citizen-authority collaboration hosted by @coastwatch.bsky.social. 🎫👉 Get your tickets: www.coastwatch.org/event-details/
- 💧⚠️ On this #WorldWaterDay, let us ask you: have you ever come across a water pollution risk and not known how to report it? You’re not alone! Here are the 4 main reasons that are limiting citizens from reporting #pollution risks, as identified by our partners in @coastwatch.bsky.social.
- This is one of the results of their recent workshops on coastal #water pollution and early alert systems. Read more about it 🔗👉 afloat.ie/port-news/du...
- It’s a day for #happiness! 🌊 The final Our #WaterQuality workshop is happening on March 28 in Galway. Join @coastwatch.bsky.social on a coastal field trip to explore #seagrass meadows and strengthen citizen-authority collaboration. Get your tickets now: www.coastwatch.org/event-details/
- 🐝📉 In #Portugal, the decline of #pollinators poses a serious threat to the health of nature & crops. Let's turn this around. Together with @cienciasulisboa.bsky.social, we are strengthening alliances between public institutions, research & citizens to collectively conserve pollinators 🎯 Check how!
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View full threadOverall, these workshops highlighted that knowledge sharing, mutual understanding, and collective learning create new opportunities and bring us closer to reversing the decline of #pollinators in #Portugal. Are you involved in similar #conservação initiatives? We read you in the comments!
- 🤍 Thanks to all the participants who joined and special mention to Terra Associate Laboratory and the Municipality of Oeiras for their support in hosting these events.
- Secondly, we recently visited the municipality of #Oeiras to explore challenges and opportunities for pollinator conservation on the ground. Representatives from the city council, #citizenscience initiatives and local inhabitants took part in two inspiring working sessions. #biodiversidade
- Together, we identified some pressing issues affecting pollinators in Oeiras and reflected on a common vision and collaborative actions: 🛠️ Non-sustainable construction practices 🥀 Existing green areas covered only with grass. 📢 Difficulties to keep citizens informed and engaged with solutions.
- On one hand, we are working closely with the Portuguese government, research centres and citizen communities in the context of the #PolinizAÇÃO initiative, on a national Action Plan for the Conservation and Sustainability of Pollinators in Portugal. #abelhas #conservação
- 🧠 💪 Over two insightful workshops we laid the groundwork for strengthening existing activities and initiating new ones to promote collaborative compliance with pollinator-related #environmental regulations through #monitoring and #enforcement.
- 🚨Are you a #CitizenScience project looking for funding, mentoring or training? @impetus4cs.bsky.social can boost you! Check out their Accelerator Call with #grants up to €20,000 and their EU Prize for #CitSci projects with awards up to €60,000. 💡👇 Don't miss the opportunity!
- 📢 A friendly reminder: there are just a few weeks left to submit your proposals for the 3rd and final #IMPETUS call for #CitizenScience projects! Visit our website to learn more about how! 🔗 impetus4cs.eu/opencall/ #Funding #EUScience
- 🌊 🛟 If you believe that citizen-authority collaboration can tackle #WaterPollution, don't miss this workshop organized by Coastwatch. Come to Dublin for a full day of field trips, discussions & workshops on chemical and oil pollution prevention. 👇Register here: www.coastwatch.org/post/worksho...
- Could ChatGPT help us to protect #biodiversity? An international panel of experts has come up with 21 ideas where #AI could revolutionize biodiversity conservation 🤖🐛
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- This illustration is an adaptation from the following scientific article led by the University of Cambridge and with the participation of our partners from @nordeco.bsky.social ℹ️ www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
- Today, the Kouy people in Cambodia don’t give roses or chocolate to celebrate #ValentinesDay 💘. Instead, they wrap trees in saffron robes to protect them from illegal #deforestation. 🪵🧣 This is the Tree Ordination Ceremony in Prey Lang—a powerful act of resistance and reverence. 👇
- So interesting!
- It is, indeed. If you are curious about this case study, you can find more information on our web site 💚: www.more4nature.eu/cases/19.
- What's the next step? The observations are published in forest monitoring reports that are shared with the authorities and the public to drive action. Do you know of other citizen-led initiatives fighting deforestation? Share them below. 🌍💚
- 🔎 Also, discover more about the Tree Ordination Ceremony: cambodianess.com/article/saff...
- The celebration seems to instill greater respect for the trees and deter deforestation. Interestingly, the trees wrapped in red robes have even scared off some loggers.
- In more4nature we are working with the Prey Lang Community Network and others to engage over 100 villages in forest protection. Forest patrols use the Prey Lang App to document illegal logging and collect data. 30,000 records have been uploaded by citizens since 2015.
- Over the past 20 years, logging companies have destroyed more than 11% of Cambodia’s protected forests. In this context, the Tree Ordination Ceremony is both a spiritual celebration and political act against deforestation.
- During the celebration, led by elders, parents, and community members, trees are symbolically ordained as monks, wrapped in saffron robes, and blessed with sacred chants.
- 🌲 Prey Lang is the largest remaining lowland evergreen forest in Southeast Asia—5,000 square kilometers of a vital ecosystem. It’s home to over 250,000 indigenous people.
- The Kouy are an ethnic minority group in Cambodia who for years have been honoring the spiritual guardians of the forest and promoting peace and happiness.
- Inequality persists. Often there are fewer women than men taking part in #citizenscience programs. Today we emphasize the need for gender-balanced citizen science that upholds democratic values and overcomes deep-rooted biases. #WomenInScience 🟣 What actions could help to even out these curves?
- These graphs are taken from a 2022 study on the biodiversity monitoring platform Artportalen. Research like this helps us understand #gender biases in #citizenscience, as a first step for addressing them. Do you know of other similar studies? #womeninSTEM ➡️ Full article: doi.org/10.1007/s132...
- 🎉Congratulations! The PolinizAÇÃO project wraps up its 7 participatory workshops, paving the way for an Action Plan to protect #pollinators in Portugal! A great collaboration between citizens & institutions. We’re proud to be part of it! Here's how it happened! 🐝🌿 @pollinet.bsky.social
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View full threadWhat is the next step? @pollinet.bsky.social will gather all this valuable knowledge and translate it into an Action Plan that fosters collaboration for raising awareness, monitoring, and protecting #pollinators.
- If you like this approach, this is just one of the use cases in which more4nature is applying its socio-scientific methodology to transform conservation practices through #CitizenScience. ℹ️ Discover all the buzz: www.more4nature.eu/cases
- They have brought together an incredible group: researchers, civil society organizations, citizen scientists, educators, #policymakers, public institutions, and the private sector. And they have engaged in 7 participatory workshops!
- Sessions have included discussions on current knowledge and future research, management practices in urban, rural and classified natural areas, #beekeeping, public policy and funding. We are captivated by this participatory approach! 🏵️🐝
- 🦋 #Pollinators provide essential ecosystem services for nature, agriculture and human well-being, but they face global declines caused by landscape homogenization, biological invasions & climate change. This endangers not only the functionality of #biodiversity, but also food production.
- This is where the PolinizAÇÃO project kicks in. EU Member States are called upon to develop national action plans to reverse pollinator decline. And the best way to do this is in close collaboration with stakeholders and citizens. 🌿🔍
- 🌊🚨 Early detection of #WaterQuality anomalies caused by agricultural or sewage pollution is vital for human health. Our partner #Coastwatch is transforming the way Ireland handles these warning #alerts, bringing together public agencies, scientists and citizen communities. (Video Part 1/2)
- 📽️ This video is a recap of the latest Coastwatch event at @tcddublin.bsky.social. The results of the Autumn 2024 Water Quality Pollution Shore Survey were unveiled, followed by hands-on workshop on pollution alerts. 📝 The full report is coming soon—stay tuned! (Video Part 2/2)
- How would you convince politicians of the value of data generated by citizens? How about singing? 🎤 In more4nature, we groove to the beat of #citizenscience. This song was created using #AI: lyrics by ChatGPT and music by SUNO.
- I've made a starter pack for all things conservation, wildlife, ecology and landscapes in the UK. By no means exhaustive, so if I've missed you or someone you think should be on here then reply below and I'll get you on here! #ecology #nature #wildlife #biodiversity go.bsky.app/LNv5K8hat://did:plc:kjdgkjngs3zczojdvkmbwrwx/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lfkol5rczf2k
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View full threadAhhh that’s incredible! Your work sounds super interesting, I would really love to hear more about it! I’ve added you on to part 2 of the starter pack: go.bsky.app/782TCU1at://did:plc:kjdgkjngs3zczojdvkmbwrwx/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lgghyi2hvx2q
- That's amazing! Thanks. Let's keep in touch 😆
- Thank you! 😊 Does your work extend to the UK (as in all of Europe) or just the EU? More than happy to add you if your work includes the UK! This starter pack is now maxed out in terms of how many people I can add but I have part 2 underway: go.bsky.app/782TCU1at://did:plc:kjdgkjngs3zczojdvkmbwrwx/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lgghyi2hvx2q
- Our work includes the UK! In fact, we are partially funded from UK Research and Innovation and @earthwatcheurope.bsky.social is one of our partners! Not only do we trust our work can be applied across all Europe (& globally), but will be launching some UK-specific use cases in a few months.
- Are you a scientist that analyses/creates models using data from cameras, acoustics, drones or satellites to understand biodiversity? Join the Biodiversity Monitoring starter pack. Point me to your research to be added. ECRs and PhDs welcome! 🧪🌏 #AI #conservation go.bsky.app/eFMQQXat://did:plc:2b6eauizyg5la46tzb3wrv46/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lb74wt4tku2s
- Hello! We would love to join this community! It is very much in line with our work. Our project is trying to bring citizen science data (including camera traps, acoustic and other in situ data) to monitor biodiversity in the context of environmental compliance assurance. Thanks!
- “Experts and scientists are migrating to Bluesky in record numbers.” Welcome if you’re new (and if you’re not, please help by reposting) - here’s a starter pack for the #biodiversity science-policy community: go.bsky.app/LjV86zgat://did:plc:q5dy2sxcoahc6hjkx4wv2ind/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lawlzzrghf2b
- Hello!!! We would love to join this community! We are a European project (with 21 partners!) that is focused on facilitating environmental compliance assurance using citizen science data. One of our cornerstones is biodiversity 💚
- Hi! Great initiative! We were wondering if we could join the comunity. We are a european project working on environmental compliance with biodiversity protection and zero pollution topics (among others!) with citizen science. 😀
- Global Ecology starter pack was full, a Vol. 2 was needed! here it is 🕺 👉 scientists working on biodiversity, ecosystems, and conservation at a large scale, both terrestrial and marine realms go.bsky.app/L37W5uH Already 30 fellows in, who’s next ? reply to be added, share to spread 🌈 🌐🧪🌍🦤🦑🪴🍁at://did:plc:ppsghcl5bbpgjcljnhra353s/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3ld2m2csaai2x
- Hi! We would love to be added here! We are a european project working on biodiversity protection through citizen science 😆
- "Governments must work hand in hand with citizens to halt and reverse global biodiversity loss." - Finn Danielsen New study highlights how citizens can contribute towards 51% of data to track progress on global biodiversity goals ℹ️https://nature.com/articles/s41893-024-01447-y
- Our platform empowers #citizens, communities and authorities to explore collaboration in #environmentalcompliance! Explore our case studies across Europe, Latin America, Asia and Africa, tackling pollution, biodiversity loss, and #deforestation. more4nature.eu
- Join Coastwatch for their Water Quality Results event with findings from our surveyors, followed by an information and workshop session on alert sytems for preventing and hailing pollution with #citizenscience. 🗓️ Saturday, 25 January 2025 🕙 10.30 am - 3.30 pm
- Drone footage from #Cambodia Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary, captured by local activists, highlights the devastating impact of illegal #deforestation. This citizen-generated data is crucial for real-time monitoring and enforcing #environmental laws. [Video Copyright © 1998-2023, RFA.]
- ℹ️ Read all the information here: www.rfa.org/english/news...
- This footage is an excerpt from the video "Drone footage shows Cambodian forest sanctuary ravaged by logging | Radio Free Asia (RFA)" utilized under: Copyright © 1998-2023, RFA. Used with the permission of Radio Free Asia, 2025 M St. NW, Suite 300, Washington, D.C. 20036. www.rfa.org.xn--ivg
