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Category Archives: Community environmental restoration

The early days of #CitSciNZ: crowdsourcing stoat data in our national parks (Post 1)

August 15, 2020by Monica Peters Leave a comment

This is the first part of a 2-part post about engaging the public in stoat research in 1970s New Zealand. Future posts in the early days of #CitSciNZ series will […]

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Citizen science, Predator/Pest Free, Science communication

During and after the crisis: #citizenscience benefiting hyper-local, regional, national and global initiatives

April 27, 2020by Monica Peters Leave a comment

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 […]

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Bioblitz, Citizen science, Community environmental restoration, Volunteer monitoring, Water quality

Open letter: #Citsci vs #Chicksci

March 4, 2020by Monica Peters 1 Comment

This blog is an open letter to Fish & Game NZ. The purpose? To move away from ‘chick sci’ and toward ‘cit sci’. The deliberately provocative ‘chick sci’ comments made […]

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Citizen science, Volunteer monitoring, Water quality

Community conservation hubs: an introduction

February 23, 2020by Monica Peters 1 Comment

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 […]

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Community environmental restoration, Predator/Pest Free, Volunteer monitoring

#WCMT Citizen Science research trip: It’s a wrap!

October 25, 2019by Monica Peters 1 Comment

Arrivals and departures… this is the final blog of a series that summarises key themes from discussions with citizen science coordinators, visionaries, researchers, educators, movers and shakers across 4 different […]

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Citizen science, Citizen Science Assn. of Aotearoa NZ, Volunteer monitoring, Winston Churchill Memorial Trust 2019

#WCMT Citizen Science research trip: #ForumCS 2019, Muenster, Day 1

September 30, 2019by Monica Peters 3 Comments

The third stop on the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust research trip was northern Germany. The following summarises the two-day Forum Citizen Science event – the fourth to run so far. […]

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Citizen science, Conferences, Symposia & Awards, Volunteer monitoring, Winston Churchill Memorial Trust 2019

#WCMT Citizen Science research trip: Exploring Oxford and surrounds

September 28, 2019by Monica Peters Leave a comment

 Oxford is a hub of citizen science with various societies, research programmes and initiatives run by NGOs underway. However, the ‘term citizen science’ is used in some contexts and not […]

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Citizen science, Volunteer monitoring, Winston Churchill Memorial Trust 2019

#WCMT Citizen Science research trip: A glimpse into Singapore’s NGO #citsci programmes

September 26, 2019by Monica Peters 1 Comment

This second blog from Singapore summarises conversations with representatives from two environmental NGOs. The conversations raised an important point: in Singapore, people’s relationship to nature differs markedly compared to a […]

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Citizen science, Volunteer monitoring, Winston Churchill Memorial Trust 2019

#WCMT Citizen Science research trip: Investigating Singapore’s wetlands, butterflies and trees

September 24, 2019by Monica Peters 1 Comment

The first destination on the 5-week Winston Churchill Memorial Trust-funded research trip was Singapore. It’s a city I’ve been to before – it’s a convenient stop-over en route to Europe. […]

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Citizen science, Volunteer monitoring, Wetlands, Winston Churchill Memorial Trust 2019

Keynote: Exploring #CitSciNZ at #oecsk2019

July 8, 2019by Monica Peters Leave a comment

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 […]

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Citizen science, Community environmental restoration, Conferences, Symposia & Awards, Indigenous culture(s), Predator/Pest Free, Volunteer monitoring, Wetlands

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My kaupapa is interpreting and understanding our environment and how we – as individuals and as a society interact with the natural world. Through my consultancy people+science I contract to NGOs and Government agencies, drawing on a broad skill set: biodiversity restoration, mixed method social research, project design and delivery, science communication and governance. A background in fine arts complements my science-based mahi and provides another avenue for exploring and decoding our surroundings.

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