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Below are some examples of citizen science and community-based monitoring initiatives, including the manuals they use and an overview over the most important lessons learned. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The CAPARDUS project aims to support sustainable development in the Arctic by creating clear guidelines, standards, and practical methods for...<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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FRAMEwork was a five-year EU Horizon 2020 project (2020\u20132025) testing whether groups of neighbouring farmers, working collectively across farm boundaries,...<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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Since 2017, Indigenous peoples\u2019 communities in Yakutia, Arctic Russia, have been monitoring the environment using community-based monitoring (CBM) approaches. These...<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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Winterberry is a citizen science project where University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists and community volunteers investigate how shifting seasons could...<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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The Sea Ice for Walrus Outlook (SIWO) is a resource for Alaska Native subsistence hunters, coastal communities, and others interested...<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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The Yukon River Basin Indigenous Observation Network (ION) is a community-based environmental monitoring program led by the Yukon River Inter-Tribal...<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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Arctic Borderlands Ecological Knowledge Cooperative is a community based monitoring program of the Arctic Borderlands Ecological Knowledge Society (ABEKS). It...<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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AAOKH stands for Alaska Arctic Observatory and Knowledge Hub. AAOKH was established in 2015, and builds on the observing efforts...<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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This interdisciplinary project investigates how and to what extent digital citizen science can empower citizens and local knowledge systems, and...<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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PISUNA is\u00a0an abbreviation of Piniakkanik sumiiffinni nalunaarsuineq. PISUNA strengthens the involvement of hunters, fishermen and other interested in the documentation...<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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The project\u00a0Community-Based Monitoring and Management of Living Resources in the Faroe Islands\u00a0aims to share \u2018good practice\u2019 methods for involving resource...<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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The University of the Arctic (UArctic) is a network of universities, colleges, research institutes, and other organizations concerned with education...<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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This project connects Arctic and Mongolian resource users, managers, researchers, and students, to develop best practices for knowledge co-production in...<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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The main goal of more4nature is to trigger transformative change in conservation efforts regarding zero pollution, biodiversity protection and deforestation...<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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THRIVE\u2019s overarching objective is to transform the fragmented citizen science (CS) landscape into a coherent, large-scale and durable network of...<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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