Enhancing citizen contributions to biodiversity science and public policy

Denis Couvet (), Frédéric Jiguet (), Romain Julliard (), Harold Levrel and A. Teyssèdre
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Denis Couvet: CERSP - Conservation des espèces, Restauration et Suivi des Populations - MNHN - Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle - UPMC - Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, CEFE - Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive - UPVM - Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique - Montpellier SupAgro - Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques - EPHE - École Pratique des Hautes Études - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - UM - Université de Montpellier - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - IRD [Occitanie] - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - Montpellier SupAgro - Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier, Laboratoire Ecologie et évolution - ENS-PSL - École normale supérieure - Paris - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - UPMC - Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Frédéric Jiguet: CERSP - Conservation des espèces, Restauration et Suivi des Populations - MNHN - Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle - UPMC - Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, CEBC - Centre d'Études Biologiques de Chizé - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, CRBPO - Centre de Recherches sur la Biologie des Populations d’Oiseaux - CESCO - Centre d'Ecologie et des Sciences de la COnservation - MNHN - Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle - UPMC - Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Romain Julliard: CERSP - Conservation des espèces, Restauration et Suivi des Populations - MNHN - Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle - UPMC - Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: Citizen science, defined as participation of the general public in scientific research, could significantly help scientists to address biodiversity issues, through (i) monitoring the state of biodiversity, (ii) framing indicators which synthesise and communicate information on the state of biodiversity, (iii) building scenarios to evaluate the plausible consequences of different policies. A key asset of citizen science is that participating citizens disseminate the information they gain, thereby increasing the profile of issues being researched. We review further benefits associated with biodiversity monitoring, indicators and policy scenarios, envisioned as collaborative tools between scientists and citizens. Such collaboration promotes both the scientific adequacy and social legitimacy of these tools, so that they can meaningfully inform debates and decisions on public policy.

Date: 2008
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Published in Interdisciplinary Science Reviews, 2008, 33 (1), pp.95-103 (9). ⟨10.1179/030801808X260031⟩

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DOI: 10.1179/030801808X260031

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