
Publications on Citizen Science and Community-Based Monitoring
Scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals and books. Recent publications are open source. Others can be downloaded directly here on the page.
2026
Bridging Knowledge Systems to Guide Natural Resource Decision-Making. Danielsen, F., Nuttall, M., El bani Altuna, N., Dahl, P. E., Enghoff, M., Etiendem, D. N., … & Sutherland, W. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. In press. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2025.12.009
2025
Conservation changed but not divided. Reynolds, S.A., Beery, S., Burgess, N., Burgman, M., Butchart, S.H.M., Cooke, S.J. et al. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 40, 424-425. https://www.cell.com/trends/ecology-evolution/abstract/S0169-5347(25)00091-6
The potential for AI to revolutionize conservation: a horizon scan. Reynolds, S.A., Beery, S., Burgess, N., Burgman, M., Butchart, S.H.M., Cooke, S.J. et al. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 40 (2), 191-207. https://www.cell.com/trends/ecology-evolution/fulltext/S0169-5347(24)00286-6?dgcid=raven_jbs_etoc_email
Vejledning til styrkelse af borgerinddragelse i forvaltning af naturen i Arktis. Ólavsdóttir, J., Magnussen, E., Hammer, S., Enghoff, M., Joensen, S. P. & Danielsen, F. Nordisk Ministerråd. TemaNord 2025:543. https://pub.norden.org/temanord2025-543/index.html
Styrket lokalt baseret monitering og forvaltning af levende ressourcer i Arktis. Brattland, C., Sigurdsson, B. D., Jónsdóttir, R. H., Ólavsdóttir, J., Enghoff, M. & Danielsen, F. Nordisk Ministerråd. TemaNord 2025:525. https://pub.norden.org/temanord2025-525/index.html
2024
Involving citizens in monitoring the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. Danielsen, F., Ali, N., Andrianandrasana, H., Baquero, A., Basilius, U., Constantino, P., … & Burgess, N. Nature Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-024-014https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-024-01447-y47-y
Fair concordance between Google Trends and Danish ornithologists in the assessment of temporal trends in Danish bird populations highlights the informational value of big data. Jensen, P. M., Danielsen, F., Jacobsen, S. K., & Vikstrøm, T. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 196(3), 276. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10661-024-12439-y
2023
The contributions of citizen science to the UN Sustainable Development Goals and other international agreements and frameworks. Fraisl, D., See, L., Campbell, J., Danielsen, F., & Andrianandrasana, H. T. Citizen Science: Theory and Practice 8(1), 27. https://theoryandpractice.citizenscienceassociation.org/articles/10.5334/cstp.643
Challenges, strategies, and impacts of doing citizen science with marginalised and indigenous communities: reflections from project coordinators. Benyei, P., Skarlatidou, A., Argyriou, D., Hall, R., Theilade, I., Danielsen, F., Shadrin, V., Vronski, N. et al. Citizen Science: Theory and Practice 8(1), 21. https://theoryandpractice.citizenscienceassociation.org/articles/10.5334/cstp.514
Mapping the landscape of citizen science in Africa: Assessing its potential contributions to Sustainable Development Goals 6 and 11 on access to clean water and sanitation and sustainable cities. Elias, P., Shonowo, A., De Sherbinin, A., Hultquist, C., Danielsen, F., Cooper, C., … & Popescu, I. (2023). Citizen Science: Theory and Practice 8(1), 33. https://theoryandpractice.citizenscienceassociation.org/articles/10.5334/cstp.601
Mobilizing collective intelligence for adapting to climate change in the Arctic: The case of monitoring Svalbard’s and Greenland’s environment by expedition cruises. Kragh, G., Poulsen, M.K, Iversen, L., Cheeseman, T., & Danielsen, F. In: The Routledge Handbook of Collective Intelligence for Democracy and Governance (Boucher, S., Hallin, C.A. & Paulson, L., eds). Routledge. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-edit/10.4324/9781003215929-45/mobilizing-collective-intelligence-adapting-climate-change-arctic-gitte-kragh-michael-poulsen-lisbeth-iversen-ted-cheeseman-finn-danielsen
2022
Community monitoring of natural resource systems and the environment. Danielsen, F., Eicken, H., Funder, M., Johnson, N., Lee, O., Theilade, I., Argyriou, D. & Burgess, N. D. Annual Review of Environment and Resources 47, 637-670. https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/pdf/10.1146/annurev-environ-012220-022325
Citizen science in environmental and ecological sciences. Fraisl, D., Hager, G., Bedessem, B., Gold, M., Hsing, P. Y., Danielsen, F., … & Haklay, M. Nature Reviews Methods Primers 2(1), 1-20. https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10156441/
Data sovereignty in community-based environmental monitoring: toward equitable environmental data governance. Reyes-García, V., Tofighi-Niaki, A., Austin, B. J., Benyei, P., Danielsen, F., Fernández-Llamazares, Á., … &Tengö, M. BioScience 72(8), 714-717. https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article/72/8/714/6610022?login=false
Monitoring temporal trends in internet searches for “ticks” across Europe by Google Trends: Tick–human interaction or general interest? Jensen, P. M., Danielsen, F., & Skarphedinsson, S. Insects 13(2),176. https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/13/2/176
2021
Community-Based Monitoring 2021 Collection. Special Section in BioScience. The concept, practice, application and results of locally-based monitoring of the environment. Danielsen, F., Enghoff, M., Poulsen, M.K., Funder, M., Jensen, P.M. & Burgess, N.D. BioScience 71(5), 484-502. https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/pages/community-based-monitoring-2021
Creating synergies between citizen science and Indigenous and local knowledge. Tengö, M., Austin, B., Danielsen, F. & Fernández-Llamazares, Á. BioScience 71(5), 503-518. https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article/71/5/503/6238580
Connecting top-down and bottom-up approaches in environmental observing. Eicken, H., Danielsen, F., Sam, J.-M., Fidel, M., Johnson, N., Poulsen, M.K., Lee, O.A., … Enghoff, M. BioScience 71(5), 467-483. https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article/71/5/467/6238581?login=true
The use of digital platforms for community-based monitoring. Johnson, N., Druckenmiller, M.L., Danielsen, F. & Pulsifer, P.L. BioScience 71(5), 452-466. https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article/71/5/452/6236037
Expanding the impact of citizen science. Bonney, R. BioScience, 71(5), 448-451. https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article/71/5/448/6236035?login=true
Community-based monitoring in the Arctic. Danielsen, F., Johnson, N., Lee, O., Fidel, M., Iversen, L., Poulsen, M.K…. Enghoff, M. University of Alaska Press. 116pp. https://www.amazon.com/Community-Based-Monitoring-Arctic-Alaska-Danielsen/dp/1602234280
The critical importance of citizen science data. de Sherbinin, A., Bowser, A., Chuang, T. R., Cooper, C., Danielsen, F., Edmunds, R., … & Sivakumar, K. Frontiers in Climate 20. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fclim.2021.650760/full?&utm_source=Email_to_authors_&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=T1_11.5e1_author&utm_campaign=Email_publication&field&journalName=Frontiers_in_Climate&id=650760
2020
Using local ecological knowledge as evidence to guide management: A community-led harvest calculator for muskoxen in Greenland. Cuyler, C., Daniel, C. J., Enghoff, M., Levermann, N., Møller-Lund,N., Hansen, P. N., … & Danielsen, F. Conservation Science and Practice 2(3), e159. https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/csp2.159
Current approaches to citizen science. Danielsen, F., Adrian, T., Jensen, P.M., Muñoz, J., Shirk, J.L. & Burgess, N.D. Pg. 25-29 in. Handbook of Citizen Science. University of California Press. [PDF]
The need for changes in the use of Indigenous knowledge along with science for decision-making. Wheeler, H., Danielsen, F., Fidel, M., Hausner, V. H., Horstkotte, T., Johnson, N., … & Ballari, Ø. People andNature. 2: 544–556. https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/pan3.10131
Citizen seismology in the Arctic. Jeddi, Z., Voss, P. H., Sørensen, M. B., Danielsen, F., Dahl-Jensen, T., Larsen, T. B., … & Frederiksen, P. O. Frontiers in Earth Science 8: 139. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2020.00139/full
2019
Community-based monitoring in Yakutia, Arctic Russia. Enghoff, M., Vronski, N., Shadrin, V., Sulyandziga, R. & Danielsen, F. INTAROS. CSIPN, RIPOSR, NORDECO and INTAROS. http://www.intaros.eu/media/1650/process-report-yakutia-cbm-dec-2019-final.pdf
Local ecological knowledge indicators for wild plant management. Tomasini, S. & Theilade, I. Ecological Indicators 101: 1064–1076. [PDF]
Cruise Expedition Monitoring Workshop and Dialogue-Seminar: On improving and expanding the environmental monitoring efforts of cruise ships in the Arctic, March 7-8 2019, Longyearbyen, Svalbard. Poulsen, M. K., Iversen, L., Mikkelsen, N., & Danielsen, F. NORDECO and INTAROS, Bergen. 22pp. http://dx.doi.org/10.25607/OBP-801.
2018
Community-based monitoring of tropical forest crimes and forest resources using information and communication technology–experiences from Prey Lang, Cambodia. Brofeldt, S., Argyriou, D., Turreira-García, N., Meilby, H., Danielsen, F., & Theilade, I. Citizen Science: Theory and Practice 3(2). https://theoryandpractice.citizenscienceassociation.org/articles/10.5334/cstp.129
Managing consequences of climate-driven species redistribution requires integration of ecology, conservation and social science. Bonebrake, T. C., Brown, C. J., Bell, J. D., Blanchard, J. L., Chauvenet, A., Champion, C., Colwell, R. K., Danielsen, F. … & Pecl, G. T. Biological Reviews 93(1), 284-305. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/brv.12344
A vision for global biodiversity monitoring with citizen science. Pocock, M.J.O., Chandler, M., Bonney, R., Albin, A. …. & Danielsen, F. Advances in Ecological Research 59, 169-223. [PDF]
The value of indigenous and local knowledge as citizen science. Danielsen, F., Burgess, N.D., Coronado, I.M., Enghoff, M., Holt, S., Jensen, P.M., Poulsen, M.K. & Rueda, R.M. Pg. 110-123 in Citizen Science. London: University College London Press. https://uclpress.co.uk/book/citizen-science/
INTAROS Community- based Monitoring Experience Exchange Workshop Report: Canada. Workshop organized as a contribution to INTAROS, December 11-12, 2017. Johnson, N., Fidel, M., Danielsen, F., Iversen, L., Poulsen, M.K., Hauser, D., Pulsifer, P. ELOKA, NORDECO, YRITWC, IARC-UAF & INTAROS (36 pp). http://dx.doi.org/10.25607/OBP-1840
Community based monitoring programmes in the Arctic: Capabilities, good practice and challenges. Danielsen, F., Fidel, M., Johnson, N.J. , Poulsen, M.K. et al. Bergen: INTAROS. https://intaros.nersc.no/sites/intaros.nersc.no/files/D4_1_updated_1.pdf
2017
Biodiversity redistribution under climate change: impacts on ecosystems and human well-being. Pecl, G., … Danielsen, F. et al. Science 355, 6332. [PDF]
Weaving knowledge systems in IPBES, CBD and beyond—lessons learned for sustainability. Tengö, M., Hill, R., Malmer, P., Raymond, C.M., Spierenburg, M., Danielsen, F. et al. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 26, 17-25. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877343517300039
Citizen science tools for engaging local stakeholders in landscape stewardship. Danielsen, F., Enghoff, M., Magnussen, E., Mustonen, T., Degteva, A. et al. Chapter 5 in Bieling. C. & Plieninger, T. (eds.). The Science and Practice of Landscape Stewardship. UK: Cambridge University Press. [PDF]
Assessing equity in protected area governance: approaches to promote just and effective conservation. Dawson, N., Martin, A. & Danielsen, F. Conservation Letters 11(2), e12388. [PDF]
Managing consequences of climate-driven species redistribution requires integration of sciences. Bonebrake, T.C. … Danielsen, F. et al. Biological Reviews 93 (1), 284-305. [PDF]
The value and opportunities of community approaches to tropical biodiversity monitoring. Chandler,M., … Brofeldt, S., … Constantino, P.A.L., Danielsen, F., Poulsen, M.K., Theilade, I. et al. Pg. 223-281 in: GOFCGOLD & GEO BON (eds.). A Sourcebook for Monitoring Essential Biodiversity Variables. Wageningen: GOFCGOLD. https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/id/eprint/14471/
An Assessment of Community Based Monitoring in the Arctic. Hansen, S.G. Msc Thesis. Copenhagen: University of Copenhagen, NORDECO, SnowChange (110 pg.). [PDF]
INTAROS community-based monitoring experience exchange workshop report, Fairbanks, Alaska, May 10, 2017. Fidel, M., Johnson, N., Danielsen, F., Eicken, H., Iversen, L., Lee, O., & Strawhacker, C. Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council (YRITWC), University of Alaska Fairbanks, ELOKA, and INTAROS, Fairbanks (21pp). http://dx.doi.org/10.25607/OBP-1841
2016
Expanding the scientific basis for how the world can monitor and manage natural resources. Danielsen F. 2016. Copenhagen: Univ. Copenhagen and NORDECO. 650 pp.Vimeo 30-min.: https://vimeo.com/170861241
Contribution of citizen science towards international biodiversity monitoring. Chandler M, See L, Copas K, Bonde AMZ, López BC, Danielsen F, Legind JK, Masinde S, Miller-Rushing AJ, Newman G, Rosemartin A, Turak E. 2016. Biological Conservation. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2016.09.004
Can community members identify tropical tree species for REDD+ carbon and biodiversity measurements? Zhao M, Brofeldt S, Li Q, Xu J, Danielsen F, Laessøe SBL, Poulsen MK, Gottlieb A, MaxwellJF, Theilade I. 2016. PLoS ONE 11(11): e0152061. [PDF]
The role of digital data entry in participatory environmental monitoring. Brammer JR, Brunet ND, Burton AC, Cuerrier A, Danielsen F, Dewan K, Herrmann TM, Jackson MV, Kennett R, Larocque G, Mulrennan M, Pratihast AK, Saint-Arnaud M, Scott C, Humphries MM. 2016. Conservation Biology. [PDF]
Monitoramento Participativo da Biodiversidade e dos Recursos Naturais. Constantino PAL, Buening JK, Silvius K, Danielsen F, Poulsen MK et al. 2016. Biodiversidade Brasileira 16: l8-33. [PDF]
A combination of methods needed to assess the actual use of provisioning ecosystem services. Rasmussen LV, Mertz O, Christensen AE, Danielsen F, Dawson N, Xaydongvanh P. 2016. Ecosystem Services17: 75-86. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212041615300541
From food to pest: Conversion factors determine switches between ecosystem services and disservices. Rasmussen LV, Christensen AE, Danielsen F, Dawson N, Martin A, Mertz O, Sikor T,Thongmanivong S, Xaydongvanh P. 2016. Ambio. [PDF]
Community-based monitoring and indigenous knowledge in a changing Arctic: A review for the Sustaining Arctic Observing Networks, Arctic Council. Johnson N, Behe C, Danielsen F, Krümmel E.-M.,Nickels S, Pulsifer PL. 2016. Ottawa: Inuit Circumpolar Council. https://www.inuitcircumpolar.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/cbm_report_final.pdf
2015
Manaus Letter: Recommendations for the Participatory Monitoring of Biodiversity. Participatory Monitoring and Management Partnership 2015. In Constantino PAL, Silvius KM, Kleine Büning J, Arroyo P, Danielsen F, Durigan CC, Estupinan G, Hvalkof S, Poulsen MK, Ribeiro KT (eds.), International Seminar on Participatory Monitoring of Biodiversity for the Management of Natural Resources 2014. Manaus, Brasil. [English] [Spanish] [Portuguese].
Local knowledge and resource management. On the use of indigenous and local knowledge to document and manage natural resources in the Arctic. Nordic Council of Ministers. 2015. TemaNord 2015:506. Copenhagen: Nordic Council of Ministers. http://norden.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:791816/FULLTEXT03.pdf
The Contributions of Community-Based Monitoring and Traditional Knowledge to Arctic Observing Networks: Reflections on the State of the Field. Noor Johnson, Lilian Alessa, Carolina Behe, Finn Danielsen, Shari Gearheard, Victoria Gofman-Wallingford, Andrew Kliskey, Eva-Maria Krümmel, Amanda Lynch, Tero Mustonen, Peter Pulsifer and Michael Svoboda. ARCTIC VOL. 68, SUPPL. 1 (2015). [PDF]
Conservation management: Citizen science is not enough on its own. Kennett, R., Danielsen, F. and Silvius, K.M. 2015. Nature 521: 161. [PDF]
2014
Community monitoring of carbon stocks for REDD+: does accuracy and cost change over time? Brofeldt, S., Theilade, I., Burgess, N.D., Danielsen, F. et al. Forests 2014, 5(8), 1834-1854. http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/5/8/1834
Testing focus groups as a tool for connecting indigenous and local knowledge on abundance of natural resources with science-based land management systems. Danielsen, F., Jensen, P.M., Burgess, N.D., Coronado, I., Holt, S., Poulsen, M.K., Rueda, R.M., Skielboe, T., Enghoff, M., Hemmingsen, L.H., Sørensen, M. and Pirhofer-Walzl, K. Conservation Letters 2014 7: 380-389. [PDF]
Counting what counts: using local knowledge to improve Arctic resource management. Danielsen, F., Topp-Jørgensen, E., Levermann, N., Løvstrøm, P., Schiøtz, M., Enghoff, M. and Jakobsen, P. 2014. Polar Geography 37: 69–91. [PDF]
Connecting diverse knowledge systems for enhanced ecosystem governance: the multiple evidence base Approach. Tengö, M., Brondizio, E.S., Elmqvist, T., Malmer, P., Spierenburg, M. Ambio. [PDF]
Next steps for citizen science. Bonney, R., Shirk, J.L., Phillips, T.B., Wiggins, A., Ballard, H.L., Miller-Rushing, A.J., and Parrish. J.K. Science 343: 1436-1437. [PDF]
A multi-country assessment of tropical resource monitoring by local communities. Danielsen, F., Jensen, P.M., Burgess, N.D., Altamirano, R., Alviola, P.A., Andrianandrasana, H., Brashares, J.S., Burton, A.C., Coronado, I., Corpuz, N., Enghoff, M., Fjeldså, J., Funder, M., Holt, S., Hübertz, H., Jensen, A.E., Lewis, R., Massao, J., Mendoza, M.M., Ngaga, Y., Pipper, C.B., Poulsen, M.K., Rueda, R.M., Sam, M., Skielboe, T., Sørensen, M. and Young, R. 2014. BioScience 64: 236–251. [PDF]
Commonalities and complementarities among approaches to conservation monitoring and evaluation. Mascia, M.B., Pailler, S., Thieme, M., Rowe, A., Bottrill, M.C., Danielsen, F., Geldmann, J., Naidoo, R., Pullin, A. and Burgess, N.D. 2014. Biological Conservation 169: 258–267. [PDF]
2013
Linking public participation in scientific research to the indicators and needs of international environmental agreements. Danielsen,F., K. Pirhofer-Walzl, T. P. Adrian, D. R. Kapijimpanga, N. D. Burgess, P. M. Jensen, R. Bonney, M. Funder, A. Landa, N. Levermann and J. Madsen. Conservation Letters 2013 7: 12-24. [PDF]
Community monitoring for REDD+: international promises and field realities. Danielsen, F., T. Adrian, S. Brofeldt, M. van Noordwijk, M. K. Poulsen, S. Rahayu, E. Rutishauser, I. Theilade,A. Widayati, N. The An, T. Nguyen Bang, A. Budiman, M. Enghoff, A. E. Jensen, Y. Kurniawan, Q. Li, Z. Mingxu,D. Schmidt-Vogt, S. Prixa, V. Thoumtone, Z. Warta, and N. Burgess. 2013. Ecology and Society 18(3): 41. http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ES-05464-180341
Reshaping Conservation: The Social Dynamics of Participatory Monitoring in Tanzania’s Community-managed Forests. Funder, M., F. Danielsen, Y. Ngaga, M. R. Nielsen and M. K. Poulsen. 2013. Conservation and Society 11(3):218-232. [PDF]
Conservation through community involvement. Huntington, H. P., Danielsen, F., Enghoff, M., Levermann, N., Løvstrøm, P., Schiøtz,M., Svoboda, M., and Topp-Jørgensen, E. 2013. Pg. 536-539 in: Arctic Biodiversity Assessment. Status and trends in Arctic biodiversity.(Ed. H. Meltofte). Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna, Akureyi, Iceland. [PDF]
2012
The future of citizen science: emerging technologies and shifting paradigms. Newman, G., Wiggins, A., Crall, A., Graham, E., Newman, S., and Crowston, K. Frontiers in Ecology andEnvironment 10(6): 298–304. [PDF]
From global to local in REDD+ MRV: Linking community and government approaches. Danielsen, F., Burgess, N.D., and Enghoff, M. Pg. 273-274 in Angelsen, A. (Ed.), Analysing REDD+ challengesand choices (CIFOR, Bogor, Indonesia). [PDF]
A framework for integrating biodiversity concerns into national REDD+ programmes. Gardner, T.A., Burgess, N. D., Aguilar-Amuchastegui, N., Barlow, J., Berenguer, E., Clements, T., Danielsen, F., Theilade, I., and Vieira, I. C. G. Biological Conservation. [PDF]
Seeing white elephants? Production and communication of information in a locally-based monitoring system in Tanzania. Nielsen, M.R., and Lund, J.F. Conservation and Society 10(1): 1-14. [PDF]
Averting biodiversity collapse in tropical forest protected areas. Laurance, W. et al. Nature doi:10.1038/nature11318. [PDF]
2011
At the heart of REDD: a role for local people in monitoring forests? F. Danielsen, M. Skutsch, N. D. Burgess, P. M. Jensen, H. Andrianandrasana, B. Karky, R. Lewis, J. C. Lovett, J.Massao, Y. Ngaga, P. Phartiyal, M. K. Poulsen, S. P. Singh, S. Solis, M. Sørensen, A. Tewari, R. Young & E.Zahabu. Conservation Letters. Volume 4, page 158-167. [PDF]
Leadership, social capital and incentives promote successful fisheries. Gutierrez, N. L., R. Hilborn and O. Defeo. Nature, vol. 470, page 386-389. [PDF]
2010
Evidence of recent population recovery in common eiders breeding in Western Greenland. Merkel, F.R. Journal of Wildlife Management 74:1869–1874. [PDF]
The costs and reliability of community forestry monitoring. Skutsch, M., E. Zahabu, B. Karky and F. Danielsen. Pg. 73-81 in Community forest monitoring for the carbonmarket (M. Skutsch, ed.). Earthscan, London. [PDF]
The decline of lions in Ghana’s Mole National Park. C. Burton, E. B. Buedi, C. Balangtaa, D. G. Kpelle, M.K. Sam & J. S. Brashares. 2010. African Journal of Ecology. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2010.01234.x. [PDF]
Environmental monitoring: the scale and speed of implementation varies according to the degree of peoples involvement. F. Danielsen, N. D. Burgess, P. M. Jensen and K. Pirhofer-Walzl. Journal of Applied Ecology, Volume 47, page1166–1168. [PDF]
Hunter Reporting of Catch Per Unit Effort as a Monitoring Tool in a Bushmeat-Harvesting System. J. Rist, E. J. Milner-Gulland, G. Cowlishaw & M. Rowcliffe. 2010. Conservation Biology 24, 489-499. [PDF]
Getting ready for REDD+ in Tanzania: Progress and Challenges. N. D. Burgess, B. Bahane, T. Clairs, F. Danielsen, S. Dalsgaard, M. Funder, N. Hagelberg, P. Harrison, C. Haule,K. Kabalimu, F. Kilahama et al. Oryx, 44(3), 339–351. [PDF]
Taking stock of nature in species-rich but economically poor areas: An emerging discipline of locally-based monitoring. Danielsen, F., N. Burgess, M. Funder, T. Blomley, J. Brashares, A. Akida, A. Jensen, M. Mendoza, G. Stuart-Hill,M. K. Poulsen, H. Ramadhani, M. K. Sam, and E. Topp-Jørgensen. 2009. In: Taking Stock of Nature (Ed. A.Lawrence). Cambridge University Press, UK. [PDF]
2009
Mammalian density in response to different levels of bushmeat hunting in the Udzungwa Mountains, Tanzania. Elmer Topp-Jørgensen, Martin Reinhardt Nielsen, Andrew Marshall, Ulrik Pedersen. Tropical ConservationScience Vol. 2 (1):70-87. [PDF]
Local participation in natural resource monitoring: a characterization of approaches. Danielsen, F., N. D. Burgess, A. Balmford, P.F. Donald, M. Funder, J. P. G. Jones, P. Alviola, D. S. Balete, T.Blomley, J. Brashares, B. Child, M. Enghoff, J. Fjeldså, S. Holt, H. Hübertz, A. E. Jensen, P. M. Jensen, J.Massao, M. M. Mendoza, Y. Ngaga, M. K. Poulsen, R. Rueda, M. Sam, T.Skielboe, G. Stuart-Hill, E. Topp-Jørgensen, and D. Yonten. Conservation Biology 2009, Volume 23, No. 1, 31–42. [PDF]
2008
Participatory forest monitoring: An assessment of the accuracy of simple cost–effective methods. Mikkel Hooge Holck. Biodivers Conserv (2008) 17:2023–2036. [PDF]
Testing the use of interviews as a tool for monitoring trends in the harvesting of wild species. Julia P. G. Jones, Mijasoa M. Andriamarovololona, Neal Hockley, James M. Gibbons, and E. J. Milner-Gulland. Journal of Applied Ecology 2008, 45, 1205–1212. [PDF]
2007
What is the National Forestry and Beekeeping Database? Akida, A. The Arc Journal 21: 34-35. 2007. [PDF]
International Conservation Policy Delivers Benefits for Birds in Europe. Paul F. Donald, Fiona J. Sanderson, Ian J. Burfield, Stijn M. Bierman, Richard D. Gregory, Zoltan Waliczky. Science vol. 317, 810 2007. [PDF]
Increasing Conservation Management Action by Involving Local People in Natural Resource Monitoring. Finn Danielsen, Marlynn M. Mendoza, Anson Tagtag, Phillip A. Alviola, Danilo S. Balete, Arne E. Jensen, MartinEnghoff, and Michael K. Poulsen. Ambio, Volume 36, Issue 7 (November 2007). https://www.academia.edu/1848072/Increasing_Conservation_Management_Action_by_Involving_Local_People_in_Natural_Resource_Monitoring
Native Knowledge. Danielsen, F., N. Burgess, and E. Topp-Jørgensen. Science 2007. [PDF]
Community based monitoring of PFM in Tanzania: Initial experiences and lessons learned. Poulsen, M. K., Massao, J., Burgess, N., Topp-Jørgensen, E. 2007. The Arc Journal 21: 31-33. Download the special issue of The Arc Journal on Participatory Forest Management. [PDF]
2006
Monitoring matters: Evaluating locally-based biodiversity monitoring in developing countries. Danielsen, F., N. D. Burgess, A. Balmford, J. Fjeldså, H. T. Andrianandrasana, C. D. Becker, L. Bennun, J. S.Brashares, S. Christiansen, P. F. Donald, S. Eguino, M. Enghoff, M. Funder, M. Gray, H. Hübertz, J. P. G. Jones,I. Oetting, M. K. Poulsen, J. v. Rijsoort, G. Stuart-Hill, E. Topp-Jørgensen, W. R. Townsend, A. J. Uychiaoco, T. Whitten, and D. Yonten. Oryx 40: 2006 14 -15. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/272181372_Monitoring_matters_evaluating_locally-based_biodiversity_monitoring_in_developing_countries
2005
Special Issue: Monitoring matters: examining the potential of locally-based approaches. Guest Editors: F. Danielsen, N. Burgess and A. Balmford
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- Danielsen F., Burgess N. and Balmford A. / Monitoring matters: examining the potential of locally-based approaches.
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- Rijsoort J.v. and Jinfeng Z. / Participatory resource monitoring as a means for promoting social change in Yunnan, China.
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- Bennun L., Matiku P., Mulwa R., Mwangi S. and Buckley P. / Monitoring Important Bird Areas in Africa: towards a sustainable and scaleable system
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- Poulsen M.K. and Luanglath K. / Projects come, projects go: Lessons from participatory monitoring in southern Laos
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- Stuart-Hill G., Diggle R., Munali B. Tagg J. and Ward D. / The Event Book System: a community-based natural resource monitoring system from Namibia
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- Danielsen F., Jensen A.E., Alviola P.A., Balete D.S., Mendoza M.M., Tagtag A., Custodio C. and Enghoff M. / Does monitoring matter? A quantitative assessment of management decisions from locally-based monitoring of protected areas
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- Topp-Jørgensen E., Poulsen M.K., Lund. J.F. and Massao J.F. / Community-based monitoring of natural resource use and forest quality in montane forests and miombo woodlands of Tanzania
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- Noss A.J., Oetting I. and Cuéllar R.L. / Hunter self-monitoring by the Isoseño-Guaraní in the Bolivian Chaco
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- Becker C.D., Agreda, A., Astudillo E., Constantino M. and Torres P. / Community-based monitoring of fog capture and biodiversity at Loma Alta, Ecuador enhance social capital and institutional cooperation
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- Brashares J.S. and Sam M.K. / How much is enough? Estimating the minimum sampling required for effective monitoring of African reserves
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- Gray M. and Kalpers J. / Ranger based monitoring in the Virunga-Bwindi Region of East-Central Africa: a simple data collection tool for park management
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- Townsend W.R., Borman A. R., Yiyoguaje E. and Mendua L. / Cofán Indians’ monitoring of freshwater turtles in Zábalo, Ecuador
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- Andrianandrasana H.T., Randriamahefasoa J., Durbin J., Lewis R.E. and Ratsimbazafy J.H. / Participatory ecological monitoring of the Alaotra wetland in Madagascar
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- Uychiaoco A.J., Arceo H.O., Green S.J., De la Cruz M.T., Gaite P.A. and Aliño P.M. / Monitoring and evaluation of reef protected areas by local fishers in the Philippines: tightening the adaptive management cycle
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- Hockley N.J., Jones J.P.G., Andriahajaina F.B., Manica A., Rakoto F.E., Ranambitsoa E.H. and Randriamboahary J.A. / When should communities and conservationists monitor exploited resources?
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- Roberts R. L. Donald P.F. and Fischer I.J. / Project Kagu: Developing a web-based data collection system for the global monitoring of bird distribution and abundance
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Abridged Chinese version of the papers originally published in Biodiversity and Conservation and ORYX
2003
Biodiversity monitoring in developing countries: what are we trying to achieve? Finn Danielsen, Marlynn M. Mendoza, Phillip Alviola, Danny S. Balete, Martin Enghoff, Michael K. Poulsenand Arne E. Jensen. Oryx Vol 37 No 4 October 2003. https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0030605303000735
On participatory biodiversity monitoring and its applicability: a response to Yoccoz et al. and Rodriguez. Finn Danielsen, Marlynn M. Mendoza, Anson Tagtag, Phillip Alviola, Danny S. Balete, Martin Enghoff, Michael K.Poulsen and Arne E. Jensen. Oryx Vol 37 No 4 October 2003. https://www.academia.edu/2891714/On_participatory_biodiversity_monitoring_and_its_applicability_a_response_to_Yoccoz_et_al_and_Rodr%C4%B1guez
Preliminary Manual for Community Based Monitoring of Natural Resource Use and Forest Quality. Majid Mhina, MGM Consultant; Elmer Topp-Jørgensen, Biodiversity Specialist, NORDECO; and Michael K.Poulsen, Participatory Biodiversity Monitoring Specialist, NORDECO. Iringa District Lands, Natural Resources and Environment Office, 2003. [PDF]
Taller Sistema de Monitoreo de la Biodiversidad (SMB). Desarrollo de un Sistema Piloto para CONAF UGPS Región XI, Manejo Sustentable de Áreas Silvestres Protegidas en la Región de Aysén. Facilitado por Finn Danielsen, NORDECO, Copenhagen, Dinamarca. Cabañas La Pasarela, Coyhaique, XI Región de Aysén, Chile 23-25 de abril 2003. [PDF]
2000
A simple system for monitoring biodiversity in protected areas of a developing country. Danielsen, F., D. S. Balete, M. K. Poulsen, M. Enghoff, C. M. Nozawa, and A. E. Jensen. 2000. Biodiversity and Conservation 9:1671-1705. [PDF]