Ajates, Raquel

Amditis, Angelos

Cobley, Andy

Coulson, Saskia

Domian, Dahlia

Ferri, Michele

Fraisl, Dilek

Fritz, Steffen

Gold, Margaret

Hager, Gerid

Karitsioti, Nikoletta

Masó, Joan

McCallum, Ian

Monego, Martina

Moorthy, Inian

Prat, Ester

See, Linda

Tomei, Giovanni

Tsertou, Athanasia

Tsiakos, Valantis

Underwood, Laura

Wehn, Uta

Woods, Mel

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                                                                    University of DundeeCitizen Science Projects (MOOC) 4.7Woods, Mel; Coulson, Saskia; Ajates, Raquel; Amditis, Angelos ; Cobley, Andy; Domian,DahliaPublication date:2020Licence:CC BY-SALink to publication in Discovery Research PortalCitation for published version (APA):Woods, M. (Creator), Coulson, S. (Creator), Ajates, R. (Creator), Amditis, A. (Creator), Cobley, A. (Creator),Domian, D. (Creator), Hager, G. (Creator), Ferri, M. (Creator), Fraisl, D. (Creator), Fritz, S. (Creator), Gold, M.(Creator), Karitsioti, N. (Creator), Masó, J. (Creator), McCallum, I. (Creator), Tomei, G. (Creator), Monego, M.(Creator), Moorthy, I. (Creator), Prat, E. (Creator), Tsertou, A. (Creator), ... Wehn, U. (Creator). (2020). CitizenScience Projects (MOOC) 4.7: Social and policy impact of citizen science. Digital or Visual Products,WeObserve.General rightsCopyright and moral rights for the publications made accessible in Discovery Research Portal are retained by the authors and/or othercopyright owners and it is a condition of accessing publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated withthese rights. • Users may download and print one copy of any publication from Discovery Research Portal for the purpose of private study or research. • You may not further distribute the material or use it for any profit-making activity or commercial gain. • You may freely distribute the URL identifying the publication in the public portal.Take down policyIf you believe that this document breaches copyright please contact us providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediatelyand investigate your claim.Download date: 19. Apr. 2023Video type: Talking head Producer: X Speaker: Dilek Fraisl Run time: X  Filming location: X Filming date: X   Script Visuals [Music] FutureLearn opening animation [Music] WeObserve logo | University of Dundee logo  DILEK FRAISL: As citizen scientists, we have a unique opportunity to turn data into knowledge and to increase awareness on the world's most pressing issues, such as climate change, pollution, and health. Through citizen science, we can empower people to take action in their local communities and make change. Speaking of the world's most pressing issues and change, have you ever heard of sustainable development goals or SDGs? The SDGs are a collection of measures to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure the well-being of humanity. The United Nations General Assembly set them in 2015 for the year 2030. They have a broad development agenda and includes 17 goals, 169 targets, and 232 indicators.  To achieve them, we'll need policies informed by accurate and comprehensive data. One problem that we face, is that too much of our data is out of date or inaccurate. There is an urgent need for more reliable, timely, and accessible data to make the SDGs actionable. For example, 68% of the environmental SDG indicators lack sufficient data. Without timely, relevant, and desegregated data, policymakers won't be able to make this ambitious agenda happen. To address these data gaps, we'll need to use new data sources, like earth observation, mobile data, and citizen science.   So how can citizen science help achieving the SDGs? Well, citizen science can help to fill data gaps, inform policies, increase awareness, and promote behaviour change. For example, citizen science plays a key role in biodiversity monitoring and conservation. Bird monitoring  Video type: Talking head Producer: X Speaker: Dilek Fraisl Run time: X  Filming location: X Filming date: X  projects, such as eBird, gather around 7.5 million bird observations every month, and more than 100 million bird sightings every year. In combination with other bird and biodiversity monitoring citizen science projects and other resources, eBird contributes to the important bird and biodiversity area scheme. These areas form the largest subset of key biodiversity areas that our site has designated as having international importance for biodiversity. Many key biodiversity areas around the world overlap with existing protected areas. There are three indicators related to protected areas in the global SDG framework. And citizen science is already helping to shape policies on these to protect the world's biodiversity. Citizen science also gives us a tremendous opportunity to tackle marine litter. According to UN Environment, an estimated 8 million tonnes of plastic waste entered the world's oceans every year. This presents an increasing threat to our oceans and biodiversity. To address the marine litter problem, we need to understand the true scale of the issue by gathering more and reliable data, building awareness, and promoting behaviour change.  Projects like Australian Marine Debris Initiative, Marine Debris Tracker, Marine Litter Watch and many more mobilise citizen scientists to collect data on marine litter, track the source of the problem, remove litter from our waters, affect policies and increase awareness. For example, the Australian Marine Debris Initiative organised cleanups at 2,800 sites, provided 118,000 volunteering opportunities, removed 12 million items from our oceans and waters. It also implemented about 250 source reduction plans, improving infrastructure like rubbish bins and running anti-littering education campaigns. UN Environment is currently developing a methodology that uses citizen science data as a primary source of information for measuring plastics accumulation on beaches and coastal  Video type: Talking head Producer: X Speaker: Dilek Fraisl Run time: X  Filming location: X Filming date: X    waters. That will support reaching the SDG target on preventing and significantly reducing marine pollution of all kinds. For citizen science data to be successful and have an impact on policy and society, programmes and initiatives need to be designed carefully and be inclusive. All relevant partners and stakeholders should be involved in the design phase. Citizen science practitioners also need to ensure data quality through clear protocols, trainings, and giving feedback to volunteers. Citizen science builds knowledge on global challenges that we are facing together and helps to mobilise citizen action and inform policies. We hope you will be the next citizen scientists to get involved and help us all achieve the SDGs.  [Music] Partner logos 

Citizen Science Projects (MOOC) 4.7:Social and policy impact of citizen science

                                                                    University of DundeeCitizen Science Projects (MOOC) 4.7Woods, Mel; Coulson, Saskia; Ajates, Raquel; Amditis, Angelos ; Cobley, Andy; Domian,DahliaPublication date:2020Link to publication in Discovery Research PortalCitation for published version (APA):Woods, M. (Creator), Coulson, S. (Creator), Ajates, R. (Creator), Amditis, A. (Creator), Cobley, A. (Creator),Domian, D. (Creator), Hager, G. (Creator), Ferri, M. (Creator), Fraisl, D. (Creator), Fritz, S. (Creator), Gold, M.(Creator), Karitsioti, N. (Creator), Masó, J. (Creator), McCallum, I. (Creator), Tomei, G. (Creator), Monego, M.(Creator), Moorthy, I. (Creator), Prat, E. (Creator), Tsertou, A. (Creator), ... Wehn, U. (Creator). (2020). CitizenScience Projects (MOOC) 4.7: Social and policy impact of citizen science. Digital or Visual Products,WeObserve.General rightsCopyright and moral rights for the publications made accessible in Discovery Research Portal are retained by the authors and/or othercopyright owners and it is a condition of accessing publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated withthese rights. • Users may download and print one copy of any publication from Discovery Research Portal for the purpose of private study or research. • You may not further distribute the material or use it for any profit-making activity or commercial gain. • You may freely distribute the URL identifying the publication in the public portal.Take down policyIf you believe that this document breaches copyright please contact us providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediatelyand investigate your claim.Download date: 20. Apr. 2021Video - 4.7 Social and policy impact of citizen scienceIn this video, you heard from Dilek Fraisl at IIASA about Sustainable Development Goals andCitizen Science.![United Nations’ Sustainable DevelopmentGoals](https://ugc.futurelearn.com/uploads/assets/e9/59/e9596fae-ecce-4865-8af9-1e5ae1bba8bd.png)How can citizen science have an impact on some of the world’s most pressing issues?Well, have you ever heard of the United Nations’ [Sustainable DevelopmentGoals](https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/) (orSDGs)?In 2015, the United Nations General Assembly came up with a collection of goals to endpoverty, protect the planet and ensure the well-being of humanity to reach by the year 2030.This includes a diverse collection of 17 goals with 169 targets that can be measured through232 indicators.In the video above, you heard from Dilek at IIASA who talked about how citizen science canmake an impact on achieving and helping monitor the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).She took us through some of the barriers that we face in addressing the SDGs and how citizenscience can tackle these pressing challenges. You can read more information about how citizenscience is contributing to the SDGs[here](https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11625-020-00833-7).You also heard about the [eBird](https://ebird.org/home) project, which gathers around 7.5million bird observations every month, and more than 100 million bird sightings every year!Projects like eBird help to monitor biodiversity and can aid in providing statistics for the ClimateAction SDG.At a more local level, citizen observatories can lead to municipal action to address a communityissue. For example, a group of residents on London’s Pepys Estate in Deptford took action aftersuffering noise pollution from a local scrapyard. By using noise meters and other sensors toassess noise pollution and air quality throughout the day and night over two months, they wereable to persuade the Environment Agency to revoke the scrapyard’s licence. Here you can readmore about [Mapping forChange](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/impact/case-studies/2014/dec/participatory-mapping-action-new-social-enterprise-mapping-change) initiatives in local communities.##Share your thoughts!+ How do you think citizen science can help with the SDGs?+ What social and policy impact do you think that Citizen Science can have at the communitylevel?Please share your thoughts below.

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