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On 17th August 2020 Hannah posted in Events, News, Training
In July, Mapping for Change held a webinar to invite local authorities and other environment professionals to consider citizen science as a cost effective way to support environmental monitoring and community engagement.
Continue reading…Webinar – Incorporating Citizen Science into Environmental Monitoring
On 10th July 2020 Maria posted in Events, News, Training, Uncategorised
In the line of our previous post, we’re still exploring alternative ways to do our bit in difficult times. Today, we’d like share some of the learnings from 12 years worth of experience in using citizen science for environmental monitoring.
Continue reading…Engagement during the lockdown
On 29th April 2020 Hannah posted in Uncategorised
Admittedly, community engagement and extreme citizen science aren’t easy tasks while socially distancing. Sadly therefore, some of our research projects have been temporarily put on the back burner. However, we are still achieving great things in isolation.
Kampala NOSES
On 25th March 2020 Louise posted in News, Projects, Training
Before life as we knew it, was turned upside down, we spent a hectic February running a series of events and activities to launch the Kampala NOSES project in Uganda.
Odour pollution, is a worldwide problem which causes distress for many communities, yet it is currently under-regulated and does not achieve the attention it deserves.
Citizen science to support natural resources management in Andalusia
On Maria posted in News, Training
Despite the variety and number of citizen science projects existing across the globe, there is a gap in the use of citizen science methodologies for natural resources management in the global North. Having identified this, we developed and delivered the first ever course on this topic, organised by the Department of Forest Engineering at the University of Córdoba, Spain.
Continue reading…Fishing where the fish are…
On 3rd March 2020 Maria posted in Projects
For the past year and a half, we have been researching, designing and testing different ways to engage more people than the ‘usual suspects’ in civic actions, within the framework of COMENSI (Erasmus+ project).
Continue reading…Seeking out noses in the Royal Docks
On 14th February 2020 Hannah posted in News, Projects
Mapping for Change is looking for residents or visitors around the Royal Docks, London to participate in a pioneering project about odour pollution in the area. Odour issues are often neglected, despite being the second cause of environmental complaints after noise. Nevertheless, citizens do not necessarily have the means to effectively tackle such issues, as policy regulations can be inefficient.
Continue reading…D-Noses London Pilot – Mapping Odour in The Royal Docks
On Maria posted in Projects
Project partners in the UK, Europe and further afield are working with affected communities to co-design citizen science projects to map the odour issues and embrace the ‘power of many’ to reliably monitor odour. In tandem, we are working with odour emitting industries, regulators and researchers to explore possible actions to address odour.
Continue reading…Citizen Engagement Festival
On 18th December 2019 Perrine Machuel posted in Events, News
In comparing public and ‘elite’ attitudes to the EU, Chatham House – a British International Affairs Think Thank – reveals that, in 2017, only 9% of members of the public agree that politicians care what ‘people like them’ think. Alessandro Bellantoni, Deputy Head at the OECD, cites this report to illustrate the crisis of European Democracy during the 2nd Festival of Citizen Engagement, held in Brussels in December.
Continue reading…Engaging young people in civic action
On 21st November 2019 Louise posted in Uncategorised
This October some of our team travelled to Palermo, Sicily, to share different methods and approaches to engage hard-to-reach young people as part of our EU Erasmus+ funded CivAct project. Young people from disadvantaged areas can feel powerless and therefore disinterested in taking action to improve or change their local surroundings.
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