Invitation to webinar “Introduction to Citizen Science & iNaturalist Greece”

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In the context of obSERVING NATURE prοject, iSea invites you to the webinar on: “Introduction to Citizen Science & iNaturalistGR”.

The webinar aims to promote Citizen Science and introduce the participants to one of the most well-known citizen science platforms worldwide, iNaturalistGR.

The webinar will take place on Wednesday, March 6th, from 16:00 to 18:00, online.

Find more information about the webinar here.

Register your participation to attend the webinar here.

The obSERVING NATURE project is part of the initiative for the conservation of iconic Mediterranean species in Greece through the alliance of 14 environmental organizations. The initiative aims to create an alliance with a significant impact on biodiversity, providing immediate benefits for species conservation and long-term survival of some of the most charismatic and ecologically important species in our country.

The project is implemented in the framework of the initiative for the iconic species of Greece, funded by WWF Greece.

Webinar Invitation- “Citizens’ participation in environmental policy-making”

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As part of the “Learn-Participate-Protect the Environment” project, iSea and The Green Tank invite you to a series of webinars on “Citizens’ participation in environmental policy-making” aimed at enhancing citizen participation in public debates and decision-making on environmental issues.

The webinar will be implemented:

“Recent developments in tackling marine plastic pollution”, Tuesday, February 20th, 16.00-18.00 EET

“Recent development in tackling biodiversity loss”, Thursday, February 22nd, 16.00-18.00 EET

“Citizens’ means of participation and advocacy”, Tuesday, February 27th, 16.00-18.00 EET

Find more about the webinar here.

Find the registration link here.

The project ”Learn-Participate-Protect the environment” aims to promote, strengthen and shield the participation of citizens in processes related to the creation and implementation of environmental policies in Greece, with emphasis on climate crisis, biodiversity loss and plastic pollution.  In order to achieve this, actions are organised with the aim to inform citizens on these three environmental issues and policy developments related to them, train citizens on how to participate in policy-making and educate citizens on how to use mass media and promote volunteering.

The project “Learn-Participate-Protect the environment” is implemented within the Active citizens fund program, by iSea and its partner The Green Tank.

Active Citizens Fund in Greece is supported through a € 13.5m grant from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway as part of the EEA Grants 2014 – 2021. The program aims to develop the sustainability and capacity of the civil society sector in Greece, and to strengthen its role in promoting and safeguarding democratic procedures, active citizenship, and human rights. The Fund Operator for the Active Citizens Fund in Greece is Bodossaki Foundation in consortium with SolidarityNow. Read more here: www.activecitizensfund.gr.

obSERVING NATURE Seminar & Bioblitz

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In the context of the obSERVING NATURE, iSea in collaboration with the School of Spatial Planning and Developement, invites you to a seminar on the topic of “Citizen Science: Its Contribution to Increasing Scientific Knowledge”, aiming to inform and train future and young scientists in data utilization and management collected from citizen scientists!

The seminar will take place on Wednesday, November 22nd, from 09:30 to 15:00 and will include lectures in the Auditorium of the Central Library of AUTH. This will be followed by a Bioblitz at wetland of Gallikos river, where participants will record the biodiversity of Axios Delta National Park using the iNaturalist platform.

Find more information about the seminar here.

Register your participation to attend the seminar here.

The project is implemented in the framework of the initiative for the iconic species of Greece, funded by WWF Greece.

Find more about the project here.

“obSERVING NATURE” 2nd webinar

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Updated meeting, updated agenda!

The utilization of available tools for monitoring biodiversity by citizens can contribute to filling knowledge gaps regarding protected and threatened species and, therefore, addressing the ongoing challenges to biodiversity.

For this reason, as part of the obSERVING NATURE project, iSea invites you to a webinar on: “Introduction to Citizen Science & iNaturalistGR” with the aim of promoting Citizen Science and introducing the public to iNaturalistGR platform, one of the most popular citizen science platforms worldwide.

The webinar will take place on Wednesday, November 8th, from 16:00 to 18:00, in Greek.

Find more information about the webinar and the agenda here.

Register to attend the webinar here.

Find more information about obSERVING NATURE here.

                                      

obSERVING NATURE Webinar

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The utilization of available tools for monitoring biodiversity by citizens can contribute to filling knowledge gaps regarding protected and threatened species and, therefore, addressing the ongoing challenges to biodiversity.

For this reason, as part of the obSERVING NATURE program, iSea invites you to an online seminar on: “Introduction to Citizen Science & iNaturalistGR” with the aim of promoting Citizen Science and introducing the public to the iNaturalistGR platform, one of the most well-known citizen science platforms worldwide.

The seminar will take place on Wednesday, October 11th, from 16:00 to 18:00, online and it will be held in greek.

Find more information about the seminar’s agenda here.

Register your participation to attend the seminar here.

Find more information about obSERVING NATURE project here.