Whilst being initially hesitant to work in this controversial and problematic context, I decided that this was an opportunity to initiate change, whereby the voices and values of the Baka could be taken seriously
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Opportunity: Help us develop visualisation software for participatory mapping with indigenous communities!
Over the last ten years, UCL’s Extreme Citizen Science group has developed two main technological infrastructures – Sapelli software to … More
Call for Special Issue on “GeoWeb and GeoMobile Applications for Public Engagement Emerging Trends and Novel Approaches”
A new call for a special issue with the ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information is out, on the topic of … More
Is Sapelli just a tool?
In a recent interview I conducted with the director of an international NGO here in Cameroon who is familiar with … More
Crowdsourced Blogging on the ECSA 2020 conference
From Monday 7th to Friday 11th September 2020, several of the ExCiteS group attended the ECSA Conference 2020. ECSA is … More
Mon engagement à l’extrémité de la science (citoyenne)
En tant qu’étudiant, je voudrais ici dire pourquoi je me suis engagé en thèse de doctorat en science citoyenne. Durant … More
Can extreme citizen science breathe life into science?
ExCiteS Research Team has presented its work at the 19th annual meeting of Science and Democracy Network (SDN) hosted by … More
My commitment to the extremity of (citizen) science
As a student, I would like here to highlight why I made the choice to commit to citizen science. During … More
“We are weeping with our knowledge of the forest”
I have been living with the Baka, one of Central Africa’s hunter-gatherer groups, for the last 5 months. As an … More
The Citizen Science Translation Hub is live
Two years ago, while working on the Doing It Together Science (DITOs) project, Muki had an idea. Sometimes, citizen science … More
