Ornithological Citizen Science and Environmental Citizenship Conference

Norway House, Brussels 30 June 2023 We are pleased to announce that on 30 June 2023, EnviroCitizen is hosting an interdisciplinary conference at Norway House in Brussels (Belgium) to discuss the potential of ornithological citizen science in fostering environmental citizenship. The main aim of this event is to share the project’s findings concerning the past,Continue reading “Ornithological Citizen Science and Environmental Citizenship Conference”

World Wetlands Day Event for Birds and Wetlands

By Vasiliki Vasileiou, Cyprus Centre for Environmental Research and Education On the occasion of the World Wetlands Day, the Cyprus Centre for Environmental Research and Education (CYCERE) organized an information and awareness event for the EnviroCitizen Project on birds and wetlands. The event took place on Saturday, February 4, 2023, at the educational centre ofContinue reading “World Wetlands Day Event for Birds and Wetlands”

Love, Learning and Care for Birds: Relational Values in Ornithological Citizen Science

By Wessel Ganzevoort, Postdoctoral Researcher at the Centre Connecting Humans and Nature, Institute for Science in Society, Radboud University The EnviroCitizen team had the opportunity to share our work at the conference Citizen science and birds: People powering ornithology.This online conference took place on the 10th and 11th of October and was organised by theContinue reading “Love, Learning and Care for Birds: Relational Values in Ornithological Citizen Science”

A brief introduction to multispecies studies and ethnography (through birds)

By Claudia Câmpeanu, translated by Ágota Ábrán (Original article in Romanian: Câmpeanu, Claudia. 2022. O scurtă introducere în studiile și etnografia multispecii. Sfertul Academic. Antropedia) Thousands of rooks (Corvus frugilegus) spend the night in the tall trees of Cișmigiu from spring to autumn. It is unclear when they started doing this, but it is likelyContinue reading “A brief introduction to multispecies studies and ethnography (through birds)”

Fuglar i lyrikken (birds in poetry)

In the autumn of 2021, the exhibition Fuglar i lyrikken (Birds in poetry) was on display in the University Library at the University of Stavanger. The exhibition gave a taste of the variety of poetry in Norwegian about birds. This included poems for children, lyrics from songs, and poems about the effects of human activityContinue reading “Fuglar i lyrikken (birds in poetry)”

Learning to be affected by birds

by Helen Verploegen, PhD researcher on mourning for lost bird biodiversity at the Centre Connecting Humans and Nature, Institute for Science in Society (Radboud University) Klik hier voor de Nederlandse versie Up until a few years ago, I had little eye for or knowledge of nature. I never noticed the abundance of brightly coloured GoldfinchesContinue reading “Learning to be affected by birds”

Hoe ik leerde om me geraakt te voelen door vogels

door Helen Verploegen, PhD onderzoeker naar het rouwen om verloren biodiversiteit, Centre Connecting Humans and Nature, Institute for Science in Society (Radboud Universiteit) To read in English, click here Tot een paar jaar geleden had ik weinig oog voor de natuur. De overvloed aan Putters die door het stadscentrum van Nijmegen vliegen of de biddendeContinue reading “Hoe ik leerde om me geraakt te voelen door vogels”

Studying Volunteer Dutch Ornithologists

By Caspar Beckers, Junior Researcher, Institute for Science in Society, Radboud University Click here to read in Dutch Our research concerns the historical ‘citizen’ in ornithological citizen science. Who were these people? How did they get involved in ornithology? What are some of the characteristics of these volunteer birdwatchers? Those are some of the questionsContinue reading “Studying Volunteer Dutch Ornithologists”

Vrijwilligerswerk in de ornithologie

By Caspar Beckers, Junior Researcher, Institute for Science in Society, Radboud University Click here to read in English Ons onderzoek gaat over historische ‘citizens’ in citizen science binnen de Nederlandse ornithologie. Wie waren deze citizens precies? Hoe raakten ze betrokken bij vogelonderzoek? Wat karakteriseert deze vogelaars? Dit zijn enkele vragen die we trachten te beantwoorden.Continue reading “Vrijwilligerswerk in de ornithologie”

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