How to be a citizen scientist

Gestart door ejslootweg, juni 29, 2013, 16:33:44 PM

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ejslootweg


De BBC heeft op haar website een stukje over citizen science projecten, compleet met een overzicht van wat lopende projecten in de UK. Misschien wel aardig voor mensen die benieuwd zijn naar wat er voor waarneming.nl-achtige dingen bij de buren in het westen gebeuren.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/22694347

In the past, bird-watchers and bug-hunters have been frowned upon by academics for just looking at wildlife, rather than studying it in depth.

A naturalist - previously considered an expert - is now defined as "an amateur concerned more with observation than with experiment" by the Oxford English Dictionary.

But in the 21st Century, experts are realising the potential of simple observations to provide essential data to help conserve our wildlife.

Citizen science is making an impact.

The UK-Environmental Observation Framework has recently published a guide to citizen science, which it defines as the "volunteer collection of biodiversity and environmental information which contributes to expanding our knowledge of the natural environment".

This all makes it sound very serious but the key to citizen science is enthusiasm on a grand scale.

groeten, Erik
groeten, Erik

Margreet Kwh

Leuk Erik! Van de Britten kunnen we nog wat leren.
Een ander leuk Brits projekt was Evolution MegaLab, zie: http://www.evolutionmegalab.org/
met vriendelijke groet, Margreet Kouwenhoven