New analysis of project biodiversity monitoring events mobilising over 13k citizens and generating over 10k ecological observations across Europe A new project report analyses how our Farmer Clusters across nine European countries mobilised over 13,000 citizens through 38 FRAMEwork biodiversity monitoring events between October 2020 and June 2025. These were not one-off awareness events but structured biodiversity-monitoring activities that generated both valuable ecological

FRAMEwork has published research on how collaborative approaches help urban and rural communities build shared commitment to farmland conservation. Farmland biodiversity is declining across Europe, threatening the ecosystem services and food security that all communities depend on. Yet urban and rural populations often view farming through fundamentally different lenses. Urban residents tend to emphasise environmental action as a priority, whilst rural residents prioritise jo

New training materials from a project workshop support replication across project areas, and beyond! FRAMEwork has published the training materials and event documentation from a May 2022 workshop in Luxembourg that taught farmer cluster facilitators how to organise and run bioblitz events. The materials are designed as a replicable package. One cluster that attended the training conducted a bioblitz, generating 701 observations of 249 species from 129 participants, demonstra

FRAMEwork has released over 70 citizen science protocols tested across nine European countries and tailored specifically for farmer-led implementation. Biodiversity monitoring resources abound! From guides, to manuals and protocols largely professional ecologists. Yet few are specifically designed for farmer-led implementation at meaningful landscape scales. FRAMEwork has released an extensive collection of over 70 citizen science protocols, applications and supporting materi

New Publications Showcase the Power of Citizen Science in Nature Management... New project-supported reports from FRAMEwork partner...

FRAMEwork has published comprehensive methods tailored for specialists, farmers, volunteers and citizen scientists monitoring farmland biodiversity Monitoring agrobiodiversity at landscape scale requires flexible tools that work for different audiences with different capacities, resources, and expertise levels. FRAMEwork has published the a Monitoring Tools report, presenting comprehensive methods specially tailored for specialists, Cluster facilitators, expert volunteers, wo

A Mini-BioBlitz in Andalucia demonstrates project impacts... Fifty students from IES Vicente Núñez secondary school in Aguilar de la...

Four Days, Thousands of Species! How FRAMEwork helped organise Neusiedl am See joining the World's Biggest Nature Hunt... Credit:...

FRAMEWORK project partner Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna (SSSA) helped organise a BioBlitz in Monte Pisano on April 26-27, as part of the...

NORDECO publish project-funded papers on how to engage citizens... A person participating in Citizen Science | Unsplash As part of the...

Project-supported paper is published on the possibilities of citizen science... Today, the journal Nature Sustainability published a new...

The project's knowledge and action platform launches... We’re excited to share that over three years of collaborative work by FRAMEwork...

The project's Czech partners bring communities together for a special day... © Taskscape Media In June 2023, we shared that a new...

The second project-supported citizen science initiative in Italy... On May 4, 2024, the hills of Monte Pisano once again came alive with the enthusiasm of citizen scientists as a FRAMEwork-supported partnership of local organisations hosted a successful BioBlitz at the Parco della Ricordanza in Montemagno, Calci. This biodiversity event brought together local residents, studentsa and nature enthusiasts to document the remarkable recovery of an area that had been devastated b

Bad weather couldn’t stop this years' record breaking bioblitz! © FRAMEwork Cluster Farm: Ramborn Cider The sixth installment of the...

New study in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment finds that internet search patterns mirror professional ornithological survey data A new project-funded study published in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment by Jensen, Danielsen and colleagues has found that Google Trends data correlates with professional bird survey results in Denmark. The paper demonstrates that when bird populations rise or fall, public search interest follows suit. For conservationists working in

New project-supported publication considers Citizen Science's contributions to the UN's SGDs... Image | Unsplash Finn Danielson from...

The Cranborne Chase Cluster community monitor butterflies... Volunteer proudly showing off the Small Blue she caught in her net | ©...

The Cranborne Chase Cluster get involved in outreach and engagement activities... Participants on a 'bug safari' | © GWCT/FWAG The 9th...

A series of successful events engaging farmers and citizens recently took place in Austria... The Heiden's Farm | © Taskscape Media On...