Published in Frontiers in Education
Introduction Elementary teachers face many challenges when including reform-based science instruction in their classrooms, and some teachers have chosen to enhance their science instruction by introducing students to citizen science (CS) projects. When CS projects are incorporated in formal school settings, students have an opportunity to engage in...
Published in Frontiers in Environmental Science
Plastic production and plastic waste have increased to such an extent that it has become globally ubiquitous. Several studies already have investigated the meso- and microplastic pollution along the German Baltic and North Sea coasts, but were all limited to a few locations. To obtain representative bulk samples from sandy beaches along the entire ...
Published in Environmental Research Letters
In contexts where conventional environmental monitoring has historically been limited, citizen science (CS) for monitoring efforts can be an effective approach for decentralized data generation that also raises scientific literacy and environmental awareness. To that end, the United Nations Environmental Program is considering CS as a mechanism for...
Published in Frontiers in Environmental Science
Citizen science projects have garnered attention for their potential to engage the public in scientific research and address societal challenges. However, assessing their impacts has often been overlooked or approached with overly simplistic methods. Aiming to fill this gap, this article draws on existing literature to propose an evaluation framewo...
Published in Frontiers in Conservation Science
In rapidly changing ocean systems, there is a dual need to engage and educate community members and carry out rapid data acquisition. There is a body of evidence to support community or citizen science projects as successful vehicles for achieving these goals, with a particular need to increase global ocean literacy. The online SealSpotter program ...
Published in Frontiers in Communication
Introduction This article offers an analysis of environmental communication (EC) and citizen science (CS) in the context of Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (EMA) for the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 15 (Life on Land) in Chile and Sweden. Methods The paper is based on fieldwork in two rural study areas of Chile and Sweden w...
Published in Frontiers in Education
As traditional education systems struggle to keep up with technological advances, incorporating open science into Education 5.0 is critical to addressing student skills gaps. In this study, the MAICC model is introduced, a tool designed to foster complex thinking in higher education students through the evaluation of citizen science projects. It in...
Published in Frontiers in Environmental Science
With the increase in the number of urban wildlife, some residents feel anxious and fearful due to the presence of wildlife in urban communities, even when there is no direct physical conflict between them. This research aims to analyze the role of citizen science in increasing residents’ tolerance towards urban wildlife. This research takes the com...
Published in Frontiers in Bird Science
Agriculture, which is spreading rapidly, is one of the major effectors on biodiversity – generally contributing to its decline. In the past few decades, most research efforts have focused on the impact of industrial agriculture on the environment and biodiversity. However, less attention has been paid on examining the impact of sustainable agricult...
Published in Frontiers in Sustainable Tourism
Introduction Transboundary pollution is a major global challenge and monitoring beach litter along international borders can reveal some of the pathways by which litter enters water bodies, and hence advance the implementation of measures to prevent pollution emissions into international waters. Methods In this paper, participatory mapping was used...
