Nature and biodiversity are under pressure worldwide as a result of climate change, overexploitation, urban development and agriculture, among other things. The situation in the Netherlands is no exception. Partly for this reason, it is very important to carefully investigate and monitor the impact of the various developments on nature and biodiversity, in order to be able to adjust developments in a timely manner where necessary.
In this project we have opted for a broad definition of citizen science: research into nature that is wholly or partly carried out by amateurs or non-professional scientists. We prefer to speak of a system of citizen science, in which we distinguish four important components that are closely related: Observing, storing and buying; the analysis & interpretation of observations; using and monetizing the observations and analyses; and the communication of the observations and analyses.
View the dynamic infographic on citizensciencevoornatuur.nl.
This research was commissioned by the Ministry of Economic Affairs as part of the policy support study 'Nature in the hands of people' (BO11-013-038).
This report can be downloaded for free from http:/ /dx.doi.org/10.18174/413497. Wageningen environmental research does not provide printed copies of reports.
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