Chozas Sergio, Nunes Alice, Serrano Helena C, Ascensão Fernando, Tapia Susana, Máguas Cristina, Branquinho Cristina
Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c) & Global Change and Sustainability Institute (CHANGE), Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
Sociedade Portuguesa de Botânica (SPBotânica), Lisbon, Portugal.
NPJ Biodivers. 2023 Mar 1;2(1):6. doi: 10.1038/s44185-023-00011-9.
Biodiversity is declining due to the impact of human activities. However, public awareness of the biodiversity crisis is low, particularly for plants, creating a barrier to engage with conservation programs. In this perspective, we show how citizen science and mobile apps can be used as educational tools to raise awareness about plant biodiversity among students and the general public. We examine the outcomes of three Bachelor of Science activities as well as two informal education initiatives. We discuss the potential of these approaches as educational and outreach tools. Our results show that citizen science and mobile apps are excellent tools for engaging society in biodiversity conservation and environmental issues.
由于人类活动的影响，生物多样性正在下降。然而，公众对生物多样性危机的认识较低，尤其是对植物的认识，这为参与保护计划造成了障碍。从这个角度来看，我们展示了公民科学和移动应用程序如何可以用作教育工具，以提高学生和公众对植物生物多样性的认识。我们研究了三项理学学士活动以及两项非正式教育倡议的成果。我们讨论了这些方法作为教育和推广工具的潜力。我们的结果表明，公民科学和移动应用程序是让社会参与生物多样性保护和环境问题的绝佳工具。
