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16 projects

Be Resilient

Active Botswana, Cuba, South Africa

The Be Resilient Citizen Science Programme aims at supporting UNESCO Biosphere Reserves to setup and manage active Citizen Science monitoring...

  • Water

FLOW

Active Germany

FLOW is a citizen science project for the ecological monitoring of small streams. The project’s aim is to analyse and evaluate the ecological status of...

  • Water

CS:iDrop®

Completed Germany

Safely managed drinking water is of utmost importance for civilizations and is a Sustainable Development Goal of the United Nations Organization. In...

  • Water

Action for Quality Aquatic Environments (AQuA)

Active United Kingdom

Currently no rivers in Yorkshire achieve a ‘good’ or ‘high’ status under the water framework directive classifications. Funding cuts to regulatory bodies...

  • Water

Water Action Volunteers

Active United States

The Water Action Volunteers (WAV) program aims to preserve, protect, and restore Wisconsin’s 86,000+ miles of streams and rivers by educating and empowering...

  • Water

LAKEWATCH Florida

Active United States

The Florida LAKEWATCH program conducts and supports primary research on limnology and fisheries science. We are broadly interested in freshwater ecology and...

  • Water

IslandWatch

Active Seychelles, Dominican Republic, Cuba…

UNESCO's IslandWatch programme, launched on 28 May 2024 at the SIDS4 conference, builds upon the legacy of the Sandwatch initiative by expanding the scope...

  • Biodiversity
  • Climate
  • Water

Spring Voluntary Monitoring

Active Estonia, Latvia

Springs are natural groundwater outflows reflecting watershed conditions regarding pollution and groundwater resources. Since 2004, springs have been part...

  • Water

Freshwater Watch Parma

Active Italy

This Citizen Science project, funded under the 2024 "Sustainable Communities" call by Fondazione Cariparma, aims to engage citizens, institutions,...

  • Education
  • Biodiversity
  • Water

LIFE WADER

Active United Kingdom

LIFE WADER is a five-year project aimed at improving the condition of the river, intertidal and marine habitats of the Northumberland coast and Tweed...

  • Marine
  • Water

PreserVamos

Active Argentina

PreserVamos is an Argentine citizen-science initiative focused on monitoring freshwater ecosystems such as rivers, streams, and lakes. It enables residents,...

  • Education
  • Biodiversity
  • Water

iSPEX 2

Active United States, Netherlands, United Kingdom

iSPEX 2 provides foreoptics to the standard camera of any smartphone with Android or iOS operating systems. Light is captured through a narrow slit and...

  • Social sciences
  • Education
  • Climate
  • Water

RiverWatch

Active Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica…

RiverWatch is UNESCO IHP’s initiative on citizen science in hydrology, designed as a broad framework for participatory engagement, education, and...

  • Education
  • Climate
  • Water