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Category: Ecology

Recognition of Indigenous People through Sapelli

Indigenous people believed to be a drag on society are in reality a major asset for conservation. We must recognise … More

Baka indigenous people, Citizen science, Congo, eco-guards, Indigenous people, Messok-Dja, Sapelli

“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

Are poachers really the bad guys?

    The word poacher is a horrible word. It carries with it images of slain rhinos, piles of ivory, … More

Anti-Poaching, Communities, ECSAnVis, ERC, Hunting, Illegal Wildlife Trade, Indigenous

Ready, Set, Report! Five forest communities are showcasing a new style of conservation

  We’re often told that we shouldn’t trust first impressions. In the case of Baka forest hunter-gatherer communities in Cameroon, … More

Africa, Animals, anthropology, Cameroon, Communities, Community Development, development, ECSAnVis, Elephants, ERC, GIS, Great Apes, Indigenous, participatory development

Forest People, Forest Elephants, and Forest Citizen Science in Cameroon

Since its initial development, Sapelli has been closely interlinked with conservation aims, ranging from resource monitoring in the Congo and CAR to … More

Africa, biodiversity, Cameroon, Citizen science, Community Development, Ecological Citizen Science, ECSAnVis, Empowerment, environmental monitoring, ERC, ExCiteS, indigenous rights, Sapelli

Skydiving, LEGO and my PhD: how I applied Extreme Citizen Science in the Pantanal, Brazil

Guest post by Rafael Chiaravalotti, PhD student in the Department of Anthropology at UCL I never liked extreme things. When … More

brazil, natural resource management, pantanal

Engaging Local Communities in Conservation Research

The sun is getting low on the horizon, and after five long hours of hiking up and down the hilly … More

Congo-Brazzaville, Ecological Citizen Science, Empowerment, participation, Sapelli, wildlife

“A different perspective” in the Greenspace Information for Greater London (GiGL) online magazine

The following piece was written for the GiGLer, the newsletter of Greenspace information for Greater London (GiGL).  In this (very) … More

biodiversity, Citizen science, Citizen Science Association Conference, citizen science data, Ecological Citizen Science, environmental monitoring, motivation

Recent posts

  • From negative tipping points to positive tipping points January 30, 2023
  • HEIDI Webinar: Scientific Outreach, Citizen Science: Marginalised & Indigenous Communities January 23, 2023
  • HEIDI Roundtables and CoCreation Event January 17, 2023
  • Key Take-Aways from our “Ethics in Digital Action” Webinar December 16, 2022
  • Impact science: beyond feeling helpless and disarmed November 23, 2022
  • ExCiteS case studies November 21, 2022
  • You’re invited to one more round of HEIDI Project events before Christmas November 17, 2022
  • Intelligent Maps = pixel value + local knowledge November 10, 2022
  • COP 27 : « La science citoyenne permet aux peuples autochtones de démontrer leur rôle clef dans la préservation des espèces et des écosystèmes »  October 25, 2022
  • Student Roundtable: Shaping Digital Action October 18, 2022

Categories

  • Activism (8)
  • Agro-pastoralists (2)
  • Amazon (2)
  • anthropology (17)
  • Articles (191)
  • Biodiversity (11)
  • Brazil (4)
  • Cameroon (10)
  • Central African Republic (1)
  • Challenging Citizen Science (2)
  • Citizen cyberscience (5)
  • Citizen Cyberscience around the world (3)
  • Citizen Cyberscience Summit (13)
  • citizen science data (9)
  • Congo (7)
  • Crowdsourcing (3)
  • Cultural Ecosystem Services (6)
  • Digital Earth (3)
  • DIY tools and methodologies (16)
  • East Africa (2)
  • Ecological Citizen Science (7)
  • Ecology (8)
  • Engagement (15)
  • Engagement, motivations and incentives (9)
  • Fieldwork (13)
  • Food security (3)
  • Geographical Citizen Science (1)
  • HCI (1)
  • Human-Computer Interaction (12)
  • ICT4D (3)
  • Indigenous peoples (16)
  • Issues of power (4)
  • Land Administration (1)
  • Land use (2)
  • Learning (19)
  • Machine learning (2)
  • Mapping (18)
  • motivations and incentives (4)
  • Open Science (5)
  • Participatory GIS (3)
  • Reflection on practice (6)
  • Research project (18)
  • Science by Citizens (12)
  • Social events (7)
  • Social media (2)
  • STS (3)
  • Sustainable development goals (2)
  • The art of Citizen Science (1)
  • The Citizens of Citizen Science (3)
  • Webinar (2)
  • WhatsApp (3)
  • Workshops and conferences (30)

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