Network environmentalism: Citizen scientists as agents for environmental advocacy

Johnson, McKenzie F.; Hannah, Corrie; Acton, Leslie; Popovici, Ruxandra; Karanth, Krithi K.; Weinthal, Erika

doi:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2014.10.006

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“…the Dutch biodiversity recorder appears to be biased towards older males with a high level of education. Considering the oft-discussed link between environmental citizen science and further conservation actions (e.g., Johnson et al 2014), conservation biology has a clear stake in engaging a broader subset of the population. Hobbs and White (2012) note that financial and time restrictions may play a role in hampering participation of a more diverse group (see also Merenlender et al 2016), but they also stress that communication plays an important role.…”

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“…At the personal level, learning stands out as both an important motivation for, as well as a significant result of, biodiversity recording (see also Johnson et al 2014). This central role for learning, especially for younger and less experienced volunteers, reinforces the crucial importance of meeting this motivation.…”

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Sharing biodiversity data: citizen scientists’ concerns and motivations

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Citizen scientists play a pivotal role in providing necessary biodiversity data. To ensure the continued involvement of a strong volunteer base, insight into the concerns and motivations of voluntary recorders is crucial. This paper presents the findings of a largescale survey (N = 2193) among Dutch volunteer biodiversity recorders of diverse taxa, and focuses on three questions: what are the characteristics of these citizen scientists regarding their activities and socio-demographic background, what are their motivations for recording biodiversity, and what are their views on data sharing and ownership? Our findings show that a connection to, interest in and concern for nature are the most important motivations for biodiversity recorders. Volunteer recorders have high expectations regarding the impact of their data, both for their own learning as well as for science and management. Almost half the volunteers consider their data to be public goods, but this does not mean they support unconditional data sharing. Instead, the acceptability of data sharing with third parties seems strongly linked to the goals of the user. We discuss the implications of our findings for practitioners, such as the role of biology curricula and the importance of learning opportunities to redress the lack of younger volunteers. We argue that conceptualising volunteer recorders as data custodians rather than owners helps to Communicated by Peter Bridgewater.This article belongs to the Topical Collection: Biodiversity appreciation and engagement.Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article

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“…Citizen science approaches have demonstrated positive impacts on attitudes toward science (Price and Lee 2013), environmental and scientific knowledge (e.g. Crall et al 2013;Brossard et al 2005), environmental awareness and concern (Branchini et al 2015;Johnson et al 2014), and pro-environmental behavior and advocacy (Johnson et al 2014;Toomey and Domroese 2013). Participatory action-research efforts also provide an opportunity for disempowered social groups to explore the underpinnings of environmental and social problems in terms that they define, through information they gather, resulting in direct action and social learning (Trimble and Lázaro 2014, Mackenzie et al 2012, Muro and Jeffrey 2008, Christie et al 2000.…”

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Lessons from Philippines MPA Management: Social ecological interactions, participation, and MPA performance

Twichell¹,

Pollnac²,

Christie³

2018

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Acknowledgements:This work relied on the effort and talent of a diverse team and the good will of hundreds of informants. The findings of the Learning Project are those of University of Rhode Island and University of Washington and do not necessarily reflect opinions of U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) or the nongovernmental partners of Conservation International, the Nature Conservancy or the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). While the largest portion of financial support for this project came from USAID through WWF, additional USAID support was provided through Tetra Tech, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, and the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation.

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“…In order to substantiate collaboration between scientists and the local community, further involve local citizens, co-define research questions, understand the challenges ahead, find a shared vision, and learn to apply specific research methods, we have recently delved into the world of 'citizen science'. Citizen science strategies complement traditional educational approaches in multiple ways, and bring about improved outcomes by establishing a joint knowledge ownership with local stakeholders (e.g., Johnson et al, 2014;Kobori et al, 2016).…”

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The role of science in sustainability transitions: citizen science, transformative research, and experiences from Samothraki island, Greece

Petridis¹,

Fischer‐Kowalski²,

Singh³

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ABSTRACT:We highlight the importance of island research that aims to achieve sustainability transitions. All too often, developmental priorities are largely defined by economic policy imperatives, and island research either ignores or masks such normative connotations. This article reports on ten years of transdisciplinary socioecological research on the Greek island of Samothraki. We sequentially: (i) introduce socioecological thinking and the conceptual framework of social ecology, and show how this is operationalised and applied on this case study, and (ii) highlight the importance of a transdisciplinary research approach, in promoting island sustainability. We conclude with a plea for more transformative research and citizen research in the direction of sustainability within island studies.

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Network environmentalism: Citizen scientists as agents for environmental advocacy

Cited by 148 publications

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Sharing biodiversity data: citizen scientists’ concerns and motivations

Sharing biodiversity data: citizen scientists’ concerns and motivations

Lessons from Philippines MPA Management: Social ecological interactions, participation, and MPA performance

The role of science in sustainability transitions: citizen science, transformative research, and experiences from Samothraki island, Greece

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