Assessing changing Biodiversity
Public’s engagement in the monitoring of invasive alien species in Europe
Invasive Alien Species (IAS) are one of the main drivers of biodiversity loss globally. Citizen Science (CS) can play a role in influencing the way in which society values biodiversity and can contribute by collecting valuable data. The Joint Research Centre has developed a smartphone app called “Invasive Alien Species in Europe” (JRC IAS app), allowing users to report the presence of IAS of Union concern (EU Regulation 1143/2014) in Europe. The JRC Proof of Concept project “CS data supporting IAS policy in Europe” aims at consolidating the framework for CS IAS data in Europe. Towards this objective, it explores automated solutions for validation of IAS records from the JRC IAS app and look at ways to increase people’s awareness and long term engagement.
Within the context of the PoC this report describes the initiatives developed by the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN) aimed at increasing people’s awareness and education on IAS, fostering engagement and active involvement in IAS monitoring through the use of the JRC app. Scientific communication, also through Social Media, is a substantial complementary part. Further activities are planned to improve the experience of the JRC app users, by providing a feedback to and engagement of volunteer recorders, to assist data validators in performing record checks, and increase the use of the JRC IAS app. It is also foreseen to develop a web application mirroring the features of the JRC app.
GERVASINI Eugenio;
LOPEZ CANIZARES Celia;
DE JESUS CARDOSO Ana;
MITTON Irena;
SPINELLI Fabiano Antonio;
TSIAMIS Konstantinos;
SCHADE Sven;
2022-11-16
Publications Office of the European Union
JRC128068
978-92-76-57200-8 (online),
1831-9424 (online),
EUR 31232 EN,
OP KJ-NA-31-232-EN-N (online),
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC128068,
10.2760/184991 (online),
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