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Type of project
Contributory project: It is designed by members of the scientific community, and citizens participate in data collection.
Collaborative project: Citizens participate in data collection and analysis.
Co-created project: Citizens participate in all stages of the scientific process.
Overall goal
Produce knowledge on the biodiversity of Mendoza drylands through a participatory approach with the citizens of urban and rural habitats to contribute to decision-making in matters related to conservation, education, management, and restoration.
Description of citizen participation
Citizens participate in the recording and monitoring of species and environmental events through mobile applications and free and easily accessible online platforms, such as eBird, iNaturalist (ArgentiNat), and EcoRegistros. Participants share observations of animals, plants, and fungi, including macro and microorganisms. For each organism observed, at least three important pieces of information are recorded: species identification, date, and geographic location. For each record, photographs, sound recordings, and lists of species and drylands are submitted. By means of artificial intelligence, possible identifications are suggested by comparing submissions to the entries of the database. The scientific community, together with the naturalist community, identifies each record and monitor and corroborate the data. In addition, citizens propose problematic sites or sites lacking biological information and participate in the sampling and workshops with local authorities.
Time Frame
01/01/2019 - N/A.
Project leaders
Benjamín Bender, Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de Zonas Áridas/National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET)
Solana Tabeni, Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de Zonas Áridas/National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET)
Claudia Campos, Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de Zonas Áridas/National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET)
Contact information
Emails: jbbender@mendoza-conicet.gob.ar; stabeni@mendoza-conicet.gob.ar; ccampos@mendoza-conicet.gob.ar
Website: www.mendoza.conicet.gov.ar/iadiza/ciencia-ciudadana/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@coleccionvertebradosiadiza
SDGs
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4Quality education
11Sustainable cities and communities
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