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Tag Archives: scientific literacy

Nelson citizen science working group #1: A summary of discussions

February 19, 2016by Monica Peters 6 Comments

On February 9, 22 diverse participants gathered at the Cawthron Institute for the NZ Landcare Trust’s first project working group meeting. The Ministry for the Environment funded project is “Citizen […]

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#CitSciNZ Working Group 2016-2018, Citizen science, Community environmental restoration, Volunteer monitoring

reflections on the citizen science workshop at #NZES2015

November 25, 2015by Monica Peters 7 Comments

This blog is a summary of a very dynamic workshop that took place at the end of the NZ Ecological Society Conference last week in Christchurch. Amazingly, around 30 scientists, […]

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Citizen science, Community environmental restoration, Conferences, Symposia & Awards, Indigenous culture(s), Science communication, Volunteer monitoring

From a movement to a new discipline: Citizen science takes off

May 31, 2015by Monica Peters 1 Comment

Europe and the U.S., are fermenting with citizen science activities. Not just large-scale, volunteer data collection with an outreach component-type projects, but major initiatives that are changing the relationship between […]

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Citizen science, Community environmental restoration, Volunteer monitoring

Enhancing #Scientificliteracy

September 1, 2014by Monica Peters Leave a comment

Public engagement in science is a hot topic highlighted by the ‘Nation of Curious Minds’ project and the National Objectives Framework component of the Freshwater Reform package. For both, the […]

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

Research Snapshot #1

September 11, 2013by Monica Peters Leave a comment

Who knew that there are more than 500 community groups actively restoring degraded landscapes across New Zealand? The PhD research began a year ago and what I outline here is […]

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Citizen science, Community environmental restoration, PhD Research 2013-2016, Science communication, Volunteer monitoring

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My kaupapa is about interpreting and understanding our environment and how we – as individuals and as a society interact with the natural world. A background in fine arts complements my science-based mahi. Together these disciplines provide complementary ways for me to explore and decode my surroundings.

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