A new perspective article proposes co-assessment as a practical pathway for integrating diverse knowledge systems into biodiversity governance. Biodiversity policy increasingly recognises that scientific data alone cannot capture the full picture of how ecosystems are changing. Indigenous peoples and local communities hold deep knowledge of their environments, often spanning generations, yet this knowledge is rarely integrated into formal decision-making processes. A new per

New Publications Showcase the Power of Citizen Science in Nature Management... Still from a video below by the Bill Sutherland’s Conservation Concepts YouTube channel A new project-supported reports from FRAMEwork partner NORDECO explores how local knowledge and citizen engagement are informing conservation practices across the Arctic In an era where environmental challenges demand innovative solutions, two publications from our partner NORDECO, co-authored by project partic

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...

NORDECO at ECSA 2024... The European Citizen Science Association (ECSA) is an NGO that supports and advocates for citizen science in...

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

FRAMEwork supported paper in Bioscience... We’re delighted to share a new paper, co-authored by Finn Danielson from consortium partner NORDECO, in this month’s issue of Bioscience. The paper highlights a key challenge linked to community-based environmental monitoring - ensuring Indigenous peoples maintain control over their knowledge and data. The authors first emphasise the vital role that Indigenous peoples and local communities can play in monitoring environmental heal

A new FRAMEwork-supported paper considers Concept, Practice, Application, and Results... We’re thrilled to share the publication of a new article in Bioscience, co-authored by Finn Danielson from consortium partner NORDECO. The paper, titled “The Concept, Practice, Application, and Results of Locally Based Monitoring of the Environment” highlights 20 years of research into locally based monitoring, a conservation approach where communities take charge of tracking their ecosys

FRAMEwork supported paper co-authored by Finn Danielsen from consortium partner NORDECO published in BioScience. The study, titled "The...

Publication of a significant FRAMEwork-supported paper... New Publication on Synergizing Citizen Science and Indigenous Knowledge We are delighted to announce the publication of a significant new paper titled "Creating Synergies between Citizen Science and Indigenous and Local Knowledge" in BioScience. Co-authored by FRAMEwork participant Finn Danielsen (NORDECO), the paper explores how integrating citizen science with Indigenous and local knowledge (ILK) can enhance environm