Training: Citizen Science across LTSER platforms

eLTER
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Online, 1 February 2023.

The joint online programme for Citizen Science (CS) across LTSER platforms, presented in the 3rd SPF, aims to have an impact on eLTER network at a local scale, by strengthening the relationship between citizens living in LTSER areas and the researchers and managers who operate them, and at an European scale, by strengthening the interaction between platforms.

Individual projects are being created for each LTSER platform within the eLTSER umbrella project on iNaturalist and all platforms are welcome.

To help platforms joining the umbrella project, a training session for platform managers/scientists/others to develop their own projects within iNaturalist will be given on the 1st of February (from 10am to1pm).

This session will allow participants interested in developing citizen science projects to create their own projects on iNaturalist and join the eLTSER umbrella project. Besides learning to use iNaturalist, the basics of citizen science, the motivations to use citizen science within the eLTER network and the main results obtained with the umbrella project are going to be addressed.

Don’t miss this highly interactive session, where several hands-on activities will take place! You can register here.

Preliminary Agenda:

  • Introduction and presentations
    – Goals and content of the training session.
    – Presentation of the participants
  • Basics of Citizen Science at LTSER platforms
    – What is citizen science
    – Citizen Science main areas
    – Citizen Science and biodiversity
  • Why use Citizen Science at LTSER platforms
    – Why use Citizen Science at eLTSER
    – Engaging different stakeholders/citizens
    – Exploring own platform challenges
  • Joining iNaturalist
    – Sign in to iNaturalis
    – Register your first observations (App and site)
    – Projects (examples, creating own projects and areas, etc)
  • LTSER Umbrella
    – Presenting the results of the project
    – Discussion in the context of the eLTER network
Bulgaria

The Bulgarian National Distributed Centre is represented by the  Agricultural University-Plovdiv.

To know more about how Bulgaria contributes to LifeWatch ERIC, please visit our dedicated webpage.

Spain

The Spanish National Distributed Centre is supported by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, the Regional Government of Andalusia and the Guadalquivir River Basin Authority (Ministry for Ecological Transition-MITECO). Moreover, Spain is the hosting Member State of LifeWatch ERIC, the location of its Statutory Seat & ICT e-Infrastructure Technical Office (LifeWatch ERIC Common Facilities). 

To know more about how Spain contributes to LifeWatch ERIC, please visit our dedicated webpage.

Slovenia

The Slovenian National Distributed Centre is led by the Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (ZRC SAZU). It focuses on the development of technological solutions in the field of biodiversity and socio-ecosystem research.

To know more about how Slovenia contributes to LifeWatch ERIC, please visit our dedicated webpage.

Portugal

The Portuguese National Distributed Centre is managed by PORBIOTA, the Portuguese e-Infrastructure for Information and Research on Biodiversity. Led by BIOPOLIS/CIBIO-InBIO – Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, PORBIOTA connects the principal Portuguese research institutions working in biodiversity.

To know more about how Portugal contributes to LifeWatch ERIC, please visit our dedicated webpage.

Netherlands

The Dutch National Distributed Centre is hosted by the Faculty of Science of the University of Amsterdam. Moreover, The Netherlands hosts one of the LifeWatch ERIC Common Facilities, the Virtual Laboratory and Innovation Centre.

To know more about how The Netherlands contributes to LifeWatch ERIC, please visit our dedicated webpage.

Italy

The Italian National Distributed Centre is led and managed by the Italian National Research Council (CNR) and is coordinated by a Joint Research Unit, currently comprising 35 members. Moreover, Italy hosts one of the LifeWatch ERIC Common Facilities, the Service Centre.

To know more about how Italy contributes to LifeWatch ERIC, please visit our dedicated webpage.

Greece

The Greek National Distributed Centre is funded by the Greek General Secretariat of Research and Technology and is coordinated by the Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture of the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, in conjunction with 47 associated partner institutions.

To know more about how Greece contributes to LifeWatch ERIC, please visit our dedicated webpage.

Belgium

The Belgian National Distributed Centre makes varied and complementary in-kind contributions to LifeWatch ERIC. These are implemented in the form of long-lasting projects by various research centres and universities distributed throughout the country and supported by each respective political authority.

To know more about how Belgium contributes to LifeWatch ERIC, please visit our dedicated webpage.