By Dr Elle-Mari Talivee, Under and Tuglas Literature Centre of the Estonian Academy of Sciences Eestikeelse postituse lugemiseks vajuta siia Covid-19 has made us rather place-dependent, so I really wanted to make a little trip this summer inside the relatively safe “Baltic bubble”. I had never been to the Nemunas delta in Lithuania, where thisContinue reading “An Estonian Summer Interlude”
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Praten over zorg met vogelaars
door Lieselot Vroom, Masters Student, Radboud University Click here to read in English “Het buiten zijn, het wandelen en mooie plantjes en mooie vlinders en interessante vogels [vinden] die blijkbaar net die plek gevonden hebben die nog gaaf gebleven is. Om dat mee te maken, ik zou het zonde vinden als dat nou nog veelContinue reading “Praten over zorg met vogelaars”
Talking about care with birding volunteers
by Lieselot Vroom, Masters Student, Radboud Universiteit Klik hier voor de Nederlandse versie “Being outdoors, to walk and [to find] beautiful plants and butterflies and birds which apparently have found a place that is still intact. To experience that, I would find it a sin if that will shrink and impoverish even more” The quote aboveContinue reading “Talking about care with birding volunteers”
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Why Do We Like Some Birds and Dislike Others?
By Dr Stefan Dorondel, New Europe College I have always wondered why people like some birds and hate, or at least are indifferent to, others. Some reasons may have to do with the color of the birds and their song.[1] The canary (Serinus canaria domestica) for instance is brightly colored and sings nicely. Other birdsContinue reading “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Why Do We Like Some Birds and Dislike Others?”
The Art of EnviroCitizen
The EnviroCitizen project has commissioned artworks by Jacek Matysiak. Jacek is a freelance illustrator who specialises in digital illustration with wilderness and nature themes. Our logo and main banner image are both by him. Alongside these, he has produced several other images that will be used to illustrate elements of the project. These are presentedContinue reading “The Art of EnviroCitizen”
How birds of the world get their Estonian names
By Dr Elle-Mari Talivee, Under and Tuglas Literature Centre of the Estonian Academy of Sciences Eestikeelse postituse lugemiseks vajuta siia In the newly established republic of Estonia in 1918 among immense political and societal reformation arose the idea of naming birds in Estonian. The plan stopped for two years, however, due to the War ofContinue reading “How birds of the world get their Estonian names”
Kuidas linnud omale eestikeelsed nimed saavad
Elle-Mari Talivee, Eesti Teaduste Akadeemia Underi ja Tuglase Kirjanduskeskuse vanemteadur, PhD Click here to read in English 1918. aastal, kui oli sündinud Eesti Vabariik, alustati muuhulgas ka eestikeelsete linnunimede korrastamisega. Alanud Vabadussõja tõttu tegevus mõneks ajaks katkes, ent sai uue hoo sisse Tartu Ülikooli juurde 1921. aastal loodud eestikeelsete oskussõnade loomise komisjonis. Samal aastal asutatiContinue reading “Kuidas linnud omale eestikeelsed nimed saavad”
Reading List: Handbook of Citizen Science in Ecology and Conservation
The reading list is an intermittent series of book recommendations from our team. Dr Michalis A. Vasiliades of CYCERE offers the first in this series. Author(s): Noss, R.F. Series Editor(s): Lepczyk, C.A., Boyle, O.D., Vargo. T.L.V. Year: 2020 Publisher: University of California Press DOI: 10.2307/j.ctvz0h8fz ISBN(s): 9780520960473, 0520960475, 9780520284777 URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctvz0h8fz This is the firstContinue reading “Reading List: Handbook of Citizen Science in Ecology and Conservation”
Green Volunteers in the Spotlight
Understanding action for nature through studying citizen scientists and other nature volunteers By Wessel Ganzevoort, Postdoctoral Researcher at the Centre Connecting Humans and Nature, Institute for Science in Society, Radboud University Klik hier voor de Nederlandse versie Considering everything going on in the world right now, we should not forget to celebrate our achievements. ThisContinue reading “Green Volunteers in the Spotlight”
Groene vrijwilligers in de schijnwerpers
Hoe het onderzoeken van citizen scientists en andere natuurvrijwilligers helpt om te begrijpen waarom mensen in actie komen voor natuur Door Wessel Ganzevoort, Postdoc Onderzoeker bij het Centre Connecting Humans and Nature, Institute for Science in Society, Radboud Universiteit Click here to read in English Gezien alles wat er op dit moment gaande is inContinue reading “Groene vrijwilligers in de schijnwerpers”
