International citizen science: making the local global

The Earthwatch Institute is an international non‐profit organization that works with scientists and scientific institutions to develop citizen‐science‐based research and environmental monitoring programs. Each year, Earthwatch supports close to 80 different projects in more than 30 countries a...

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Published inFrontiers in ecology and the environment Vol. 10; no. 6; pp. 328 - 331
Main Authors Chandler, Mark, Daniel P Bebber, Sebastian Castro, Margaret D Lowman, Paul Muoria, Nicholas Oguge, Daniel I Rubenstein
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ecological Society of America 01.08.2012
Subjects
environmental monitoring
learning
nonprofit corporations
research projects
scientists
volunteerism
volunteers
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Summary:The Earthwatch Institute is an international non‐profit organization that works with scientists and scientific institutions to develop citizen‐science‐based research and environmental monitoring programs. Each year, Earthwatch supports close to 80 different projects in more than 30 countries and recruits over 3000 volunteers to aid scientists in collecting data. Participants recruited by Earthwatch seek to tap into their passion for learning about science by volunteering to act as assistants for authentic research projects.
Bibliography:http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/110283
ISSN:1540-9295
1540-9309
DOI:10.1890/110283