NORDECO is a key partner in THRIVE, a new EU-funded project working to expand the role of citizen science in biodiversity and ecosystem monitoring.
NORDECO’s Gitte Kragh and Finn Danielsen took part in the project’s kick-off meeting in Berlin last week. The meeting brought together 16 partners from 10 countries to explore how citizen science can better inform biodiversity policy across Europe.
Through co-creation sessions, mapping exercises and discussions, partners considered how nature connectedness can be put into practice to involve more people in citizen science and sustain their participation.
Across Europe, citizen scientists collect valuable biodiversity data, but efforts can be fragmented, and the data does not always reach those who can use it. Over the next three years, THRIVE will map existing initiatives, connect people and projects, and strengthen the links between citizen-collected data, conservation and policy.
Coordinated by the European Citizen Science Association (ECSA) and the Centre for Social Innovation (ZSI), alongside 14 other partner organisations, THRIVE will test its approach through seven case studies spanning terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems. The project aims to broaden participation, improve data quality and increase the impact of citizen science across Europe.
NORDECO is excited to be part of the consortium and looks forward to working with its partners.
