Behind the scenes of a community conservation NGO
A few years ago, I wrote a list of all of the skills needed by community conservation groups to carry out their restoration mahi (works). Terms such as “bottom up” […]
Category Archives: Community environmental restoration
During and after the crisis: #citizenscience benefiting hyper-local, regional, national and global initiatives
These are undoubtebly unusual times. Although we are urged to “stay home, save lives” there are still opportunities to contribute data during the more stringent lockdown phases. This (short) blog […]
Community conservation hubs: an introduction
The term ‘hub’ has been used a lot over the last year. As projects increase in complexity and more groups and individuals become involved across a landscape, better infrastructure is […]
Keynote: Exploring #CitSciNZ at #oecsk2019
This blog is an adaptation of a keynote delivered at Austrian Citizen Science Network Conference #oecsk2019. The aim of my talk was to create a context for citizen science initiatives […]
5th Austrian #CitizenScience Conference – #CitSciNZ, Biodiversity monitoring & Co-design
It’s not easy to categorise cit sci given the multi-disciplinary nature of many projects/programmes and the consequent diversity of outcomes sought. Out of sheer curiosity, however, I decided I would. […]
On #Volunteering: the human face, heart and hands of #conservation
National Volunteer Week #NVW2019 is just around the corner (June 16 – 22) and draws attention to the vital work carried out by volunteers. My own work in conservation and […]
#CitizenScience #ThinkTank Meeting #5
The environmental focus of the Think Tank reflects the lengthy history of community-led environmental monitoring (e.g., though societies such as BirdsNZ and via community environmental groups). The Think Tank also […]
Island life: community-led #conservation in a #biodiversity crisis
It’s easy to imagine it can’t really be all that bad for biodiversity when you travel to places like Aotea / Great Barrier Island. The 285km2 island lies just 90km […]
#CitizenScience #ThinkTank meeting #4 …watch this space!
The 4th #CitizenScience #ThinkTank wrapped up in Wellington and brought together #CitSci movers and shakers from Sustainable Coastlines (Oliver Vetter), SC/Guardians of the Kāpiti Marine Reserve (Ben Knight), Victoria University […]
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 […]
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