Citizen Science projects are getting more and more attention and arouse the interest of public managers and entities, the scientific community and international financing agencies. It is not a passing craze, but a freely consolidated reality that gives Important support for the study and protection of nature.
Not alone since the beginning of the 21st century The number, diversity and complexity of the projects have grownBut its implementation has gone parallel with an important reflection work.
Indeed the Citizen Science is a scientific methodology and promotion of scientific culture With an important roots in the CSIC. Take a look at the map of projects that occur in the institution to realize the diversity and amplitude of this work strategy.
Citizen Science and Nature
Between the Caixa Enginyers Foundation and Creaf there has been a strategic collaboration since 2021, thanks to the support of the scientific philanthropy of the foundation and its commitment during these four years. To this day we have taken a long way together and, more importantly, we have built and made a new one Citizen Science Practice Community With direct results in the middle and on people.
They have been four years of transversal strategic cooperation that helped us to stimulate new Citizen Science Projectswho have the cooperation and participation of hundreds of people, and new innovative methods for Meet how the research including civil science contributes to changing society.
First, thanks to the CO financing of the Caixa Enginyers Foundation, Creaf has a Technology in civilian science and environmental education That gives energy and offers 360º support to civilian scientific projects.
This repeatedly comes together the research community that leads these projects to share the status of their research, to devise new proposals and concentrate on the following steps. They form what was baptized as one Common Learning Community PARA generates the maximum impact with the research carried out.
Also the Creaf has released its projects through new formats. Videos and interviews have been recorded and produced for all our communication channels, in which it is explained how citizens can participate in Creaf Doing Science.