This page is the beginnings of a portal for UK community action in response to Ecological emergency. The majority of our information about this is collated via our place pages...Near you.

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Ecosystem restoration[edit | edit source]

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Ecosystem restoration is the process of halting and overturning degradation, resulting in cleaner air and water, extreme weather mitigation, better human health, and recovered biodiversity, including improved pollination of plants. Restoration encompasses a wide continuum of practices, from reforestation to re-wetting peatlands and coral rehabilitation. unep.org This page is a topic overview for community agency networks (CANs) and community groups, featuring project ideas, collaboration opportunities and community resources.

  • News ‘I think, boy, I’m a part of all this’: how local heroes reforested Rio’s green heart, theguardian.com (Oct 10, 2024)
  • News Forest and water source restoration in Cameroon offering sustainable solutions, news.mongabay.com (Sep 16, 2024)
  • News How China’s most ‘futuristic’ city restored its mangroves, dialogue.earth (Jul 11, 2024)

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What is ecological restoration?
Authors: MortonArboretum, Sep 6, 2018

Citizen Science[edit | edit source]

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Citizen science refers to the involvement, participation and engagement of citizens in local or online (global) scientific work relevant to the citizens' interests, usually as a hobby, often as a passion.

Citizen science can include such activities as:

  • Reviewing photographs or data online and spotting patterns, anomalies, things of interest etc.
  • Taking field samples in local areas such as water from creeks/rivers, monitoring air quality
  • Taking note of and listing species spotted, to help scientists assess decline or increase in species in certain areas; for example, see Big Garden Birdwatch as one example of such an activity
  • Going through old scientific records and finding relevant data from the past and/or digitizing data for future use
  • Taking measurements, keeping specific records, noting changes, etc. related to the local environment
  • Sharing scientific information with other citizens in layperson's terms to spread understanding and engagement

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Keywords citizen science, ecological restoration
Authors Phil Green
License CC-BY-SA-4.0
Language English (en)
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Created October 20, 2021 by Phil Green
Last modified April 25, 2024 by Phil Green
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