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 […]
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. […]
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. […]
For a dynamic 3-days in around the capital (April 7-9), citizen science was in the spotlight. Seven different workshops totalling around 80 participants took place in the Wellington’s parks, wildlife […]
In May last year, I ‘won’ a BioBlitz at the Crazy & Ambitious Biological Heritage Challenge conference – all it took was a blurry selfie in front of a BioBlitz […]
The final working group meeting for the Manawatu/Wairarapa took us to Pukaha/Mt Bruce, a 942ha remnant of lowland podocarp forest, 27km north of Masterton. The location was ideal for running […]
The question ” How do community groups decide which monitoring method to use?” is the starting point for the Biodiversity Monitoring Guide for Auckland Community Groups (a new resource being […]
One of my absolutely favourite jobs is talking to landowners and community groups engaged in environmental restoration. It’s where my personal and professional interests really come together. Our team (me, […]
Participating in the annual 3-day Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust wananga at Omaha Marae was pure joy. The location was perfect: Goat Island, New Zealand’s first and much-visited marine reserve […]
The aim of this University of Waikato-sponsored event (Dec 15), was to gain international input from Jonathan Osborne (Kamalachari Professor of Science Education, Stanford University, USA); share work related to […]
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