#CitizenScience #ThinkTank meeting #2
The second Citizen Science Think Tank meeting took place on Oct 9, again in the Capital. The Think Tank grew out of the CitSciNZ2018 symposium (Te Papa, Wellington, April 9). […]
Day 3 Sanctuaries of NZ: enhancing the efficacy of community and agency-led #conservation
This is the final blog post for the annual Sanctuaries of NZ meeting (SONZ) and follows on from summaries of Day 1 and Day 2. Longer talks featured on Day […]
Day 2 Sanctuaries of NZ: Collaboration for #Conservation
This blog follows on from the previous blog, summarising a 3-day event that took place at Hamilton Gardens (Aug 14-16, 2018). The Sanctuaries of NZ (SONZ) meeting theme: Collaboration for […]
Day 1 Sanctuaries of NZ: #biodiversity research, protection and restoration across New Zealand
The 15th Sanctuaries of NZ (SONZ) community of practice was the largest gathering yet! The aim of bringing together community trusts, land/wildlife managers, iwi and scientists was to provide insights […]
#CitSciNZ notes from a working group/ think tank/ discussion forum
On July 17, an informal meeting was set up in the nation’s capital, Wellington, to progress citizen science in New Zealand. The starting point was a series of recommendations brought […]
#ECSA2018 – BioBlitz evaluation workshop
BioBlitz events have taken the world by storm! As with citizen science, the jury is still out on definitions, and consequently many variants have occurred under the BioBlitz banner. The […]
Synthesizing #ECSA2018 – Growing communities of #citizenscience practice, Geneva June 3-5
The 2nd European Citizen Science Assn conference again brought together an eclectic mix of around 350 researchers, project/programme coordinators (and wannabes) from across the continent and beyond (UK, USA, Sth […]
#citizenscience in Nelson: Stream monitoring for community groups, schools and farmers
The final working group meeting for Nelson finalises the NZ Landcare Trust’s Citizen Science Meets Environmental Restoration project. This was the last of 12 meetings/workshops that have taken place over […]
FIVE ACTIONS to progress #CitizenScience in New Zealand
April was a very busy month for citizen science in New Zealand. The #CitSciNZ2018 Symposium and Workshops took place in and around the capital city providing a wide range of […]
More reflections on #CitSciNZ2018 Wild about Workshops!
Early in the planning stages of the event of the #CitSciNZ2019 Symposium on April 9, it was clear that a practical, hands-on element was needed to counterbalance the day of […]
