3. Promote citizen science as relevant for policy by Antonella Passani https://padlet.com/apassani/3tu9w7usi8c44knk Promote and create awareness of how citizen science can be used in policy to convince policymakers to adopt citizen science. en-us 2021-11-23 21:02:18 UTC 2025-12-05 10:22:50 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/1425027422/09f02507a81e88140b3be34b12af8622/1500x600_Conference_Event_banner2.jpg Can you share an example of where this policy recommendation has been applied in practice? apassani https://padlet.com/apassani/3tu9w7usi8c44knk/wish/1909281426 2021-11-23 21:02:18 UTC https://padlet.com/apassani/3tu9w7usi8c44knk/wish/1909281426 What would you add to the recommendations from your local context? apassani https://padlet.com/apassani/3tu9w7usi8c44knk/wish/1909281427 2021-11-23 21:02:18 UTC https://padlet.com/apassani/3tu9w7usi8c44knk/wish/1909281427 An example is in the recent UN/ECE work around the Aarhus convention and accepting citizen science as a source of environmental information, and the work that Uta Wehn led on integrating citizen science into the UNESCO open science recommendations. Both were now ratified apassani https://padlet.com/apassani/3tu9w7usi8c44knk/wish/1912711583 2021-11-25 14:15:08 UTC https://padlet.com/apassani/3tu9w7usi8c44knk/wish/1912711583 1. The GCSP, ECSA, and CSA Policy working groups have advocated for citizen science to be incorporated into the Aarhus Convention and to UNESCO's Open Science Initiative, and in the UNEP Digital Earth efforts. (-Lea S.) apassani https://padlet.com/apassani/3tu9w7usi8c44knk/wish/1912715270 2021-11-25 14:17:01 UTC https://padlet.com/apassani/3tu9w7usi8c44knk/wish/1912715270 Right, on a small level we recently highlighted a CS dataset as useful for reporting on one of our national MSFD descriptors. Outisde of this CS data is used already in EU Habitats and Birds Directives reporting. apassani https://padlet.com/apassani/3tu9w7usi8c44knk/wish/1912715796 2021-11-25 14:17:16 UTC https://padlet.com/apassani/3tu9w7usi8c44knk/wish/1912715796 Using successful examples to promote CS as relevant for policy - An example at the local level - citizen science has been adopted by the Municipality of Berlin and then by Limerick for developing Plans of Quiet Areas within the context of the Noise Actions Plans (in response to the EC END 49/2002) https://padlet.com/apassani/3tu9w7usi8c44knk/wish/1912717698 2021-11-25 14:18:15 UTC https://padlet.com/apassani/3tu9w7usi8c44knk/wish/1912717698 training for policymakers on the addedd value of citizen partcipation apassani https://padlet.com/apassani/3tu9w7usi8c44knk/wish/1912718400 2021-11-25 14:18:33 UTC https://padlet.com/apassani/3tu9w7usi8c44knk/wish/1912718400 In the context of the WeObserve SDGs and Citizen Science Community of Practice, we promoted citizen science data as policy relevant to the data and statistics communities and to the UN, and the recommendations we produced were implemented in the work we did with the Ghana Statistical Service and UNEP on monitoring marine litter SDG indicator in Ghana using citizen science approaches. https://padlet.com/apassani/3tu9w7usi8c44knk/wish/1912719030 2021-11-25 14:18:48 UTC https://padlet.com/apassani/3tu9w7usi8c44knk/wish/1912719030 Engagement https://padlet.com/apassani/3tu9w7usi8c44knk/wish/1912720129 Engaging in different people who are involve in policy making to encourage integration of citizen science into practice, such as working with a local government body ]]> 2021-11-25 14:19:21 UTC https://padlet.com/apassani/3tu9w7usi8c44knk/wish/1912720129 https://padlet.com/apassani/3tu9w7usi8c44knk/wish/1912721921 There is also some wording on this in the SWD on citizen science for environmental monitoring there (Marjan van Meerloo - EC)]]> 2021-11-25 14:20:15 UTC https://padlet.com/apassani/3tu9w7usi8c44knk/wish/1912721921 https://padlet.com/apassani/3tu9w7usi8c44knk/wish/1912727854 Over the last years we have been trying to introduce - specifically for citizen observations - different topics in the Horizon programmes under Earth and environmental observation. One of the reasons for this is to highlight the value of data collected by citizens. Another is to - as such - get citizen more empowered. (Marjan van Meerloo - EC)]]> 2021-11-25 14:23:07 UTC https://padlet.com/apassani/3tu9w7usi8c44knk/wish/1912727854 there is also this JRC Report Citizen-generated data for public policy https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/communities/en/community/citizensdata/document/citizen-generated-data-public-policy https://padlet.com/apassani/3tu9w7usi8c44knk/wish/1912730183 2021-11-25 14:24:08 UTC https://padlet.com/apassani/3tu9w7usi8c44knk/wish/1912730183 Another example is monitoring of EU regulation on Invasive Alien Species by the data collected by citizen scientists through European Alien Species Information Network. https://padlet.com/apassani/3tu9w7usi8c44knk/wish/1912730538


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