Welcome to the CitizenScience.Asia portal.
Here are a few things we hope you find interesting to follow up on. We strive to keep you informed as a partner on your citizen science journey. Contact us if there is anything you may be looking for that is not here!
Announcing the Asia Nature Challenge
CitizenScience.Asia is proud to announce the launch of the Asia Nature Challenge (ANC), a continent-wide citizen science event designed to significantly enhance biodiversity data collection across Asia. Mobilising citizen scientists across the region for a groundbreaking biodiversity initiative from October 18 to 27.
Empowering Through Knowledge: Bridging Worlds with Vivienne Byrd
In the heart of Malaysia, a transformative initiative has been unfurling, blending the rich worlds of libraries and citizen science into a vibrant tapestry of learning, discovery, and community engagement. Spearheaded by the visionary efforts of the Librarians Association of Malaysia, in collaboration with the U.S. Embassy in Kuala Lumpur and various academic institutions, the “Bridging…
Searching for Hong Kong’s Jellyfish
Jellyfish are a key species in marine ecosystems, although the extent of their occurrence and diversity is likely underestimated, particularly for biodiversity-rich locations such as Asia. The Hong Kong Jellyfish Project is a citizen science initiative seeking more information about jellyfish found in Hong Kong biodiverse and rich marine waters.
CitizenScience.Asia is now a UN Accredited NGO!
It’s a real privilege and pleasure to announce that CitizenScience.Asia is now a formally accredited NGO by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), which has also granted us observer status for […]
It’s Official: Citizen Science goes Global!
Earlier this week, my colleagues and I had the pleasure of being part of a historical moment: the official formalisation of the Citizen Science Global Partnership (CSGP). CitizenScience.Asia is proud to have been there from the beginning in Nairobi in 2017 where the establishment of a Global Secretariat was first proposed. An inaugural General Assembly was…
Publishing Citizen Science data on disease vectors
Citizen Scientists collect and share enormous amounts of data on invasive mosquitoes from the Mosquito Alert project as part of new series of papers sharing vector-borne diseases in the scientific journal GigaByte.
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19 hours ago
Have you ever seen Coral Fungus growing from Coral….? Now you have 😃🪸
This Clavulina sp. was doing just that!
Due to the unique geology of Barbados in comparison to other islands in the Caribbean, we also found Mycorrhizal species, the flamingo chanterelle ( Cantharellus …coccolobae ) growing straight out of coral. The tree it associates with, Sea grape, (Coccoloba uvifera) grows right on the beach! 🏖️ 🌊
I’m still buzzing from the trip and for the opportunity to use my photography, enthusiasm and keen eye for spotting the most random tinies, to inspire, to help kick start a project which feels so valuable, in a place where change feels achievable.
If you want to find out more about the project, there’s a free webinar next week with the rest of the gang.
Thursday the 12th 7pm-9pm BST. darren_le_baron mycobim_
#mycobim #fungiofbarbados
22 hours ago
🌍 Happy #WorldEnvironmentDay!
Discover how innovative #CitizenScience projects from the #IMPETUS4CS accelerator are helping protect our planet 🌱🌊🌿
Scan the QR codes below to explore how #CitSci is making a real-world impact.
#EnvironmentalAction #ScienceForAll… #healthyplanet #sustainablelifestyles
1 days ago
Join the Midwest Bumble Bee Atlas team for a day in the field! Field days are a great way to learn how to use your insect net, collect data according to Atlas methods, practice identifying and photographing bees, and meet fellow participants. All experience levels are welcome.
To learn …more or register, visit bumblebeeatlas.org/pages/events
Event Details:
Wildcat Hills Nature Center, Gering, NE
June 7th, 2025, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm (MT)
Hartley Nature Center, Duluth, MN
June 14th, 2025, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm (CT)
Gilbert Baker Wildlife Management Area, Sioux County, NE
June 17th, 2025, 10:30 am – 12:00 noon (MT)
Reiman Gardens, Ames, IA
June 21st, 2025, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm (CT)
Swiss Valley Nature Center, Peosta, IA
June 21st, 2025, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon (CT)
Morton Family Prairie, Cole Camp, MO
June 21st, 2025, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon (CT)
Cedar Valley Arboretum, Waterloo, IA
June 22nd, 2025, 12:00 noon – 2:00 pm (CT)
Humboldt County Historical Museum, Dakota City, IA
June 24th, 2025, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon (CT)
Lake Anita State Park, Anita, IA
June 28th, 2025, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon (CT)
Saint John's Abbey Arboretum, St. Joseph (outside St. Cloud), MN
June 28th, 2025, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm (CT)
Richardson Nature Center, Bloomington, MN
July 8th, 2025, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm (CT)
Dickinson County Nature Center, Okoboji, IA
July 10th, 2025, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm (CT)
Honey Creek State Park, Moravia, IA
July 19th, 2025, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon (CT)
Missouri National Recreational River, New Castle, NE
July 26th, 2025, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon (CT)
Rochester Regional Extension Office, Rochester, MN
July 26th, 2025, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm (CT)
Neilson Spearhead Center, Bemidji, MN
August 3rd, 2025, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm (CT)
#BumbleBeeAtlas #BBAtlas #BumbleBee #CommunityScience #CommSci #CitSci #Bombus #Pollinators #Iowa #Missouri #Nebraska #Minnesota
2 days ago
🎓🌊 Madre Agua: Una plataforma para soñar y crecer (English below 👇)
¿Sabías que desde nuestros inicios hemos impulsado al talento joven en la investigación científica? 💡🐋
Lo que comenzó como el sueño de un grupo de estudiantes de biología por conocer y …proteger a las ballenas del Pacífico colombiano, hoy sigue siendo un espacio donde nuevos profesionales se forman, se inspiran y dejan huella.
👩🔬🧑🎓 Estudiantes de pregrado y posgrado han realizado sus prácticas, tesis e investigaciones con datos de Madre Agua y algunos/as han participando activamente en nuestro equipo durante las temporadas turísticas en Bahía Solano.
✨ Y esta temporada no será la excepción: recibiremos a nuevas estudiantes y recién egresadas con ganas de aprender, aportar y crecer en el apasionante mundo de la conservación de la megafauna marina 🌊💙
📸 Desliza para conocer a quienes han sido parte de esta historia y hoy son aliados/as fundamentales en la protección de nuestros océanos.
#MadreAgua #CienciaCiudadana #ConservaciónMarina #BahíaSolano #CrecimientoProfesional #BallenasColombia #CienciaConPropósito
🎓🌊 Madre Agua: A platform to dream and grow
Did you know that since our beginnings we have encouraged young talent in scientific research? 💡🐋
What started as a dream by a group of biology students to study and protect whales in the Colombian Pacific has grown into a space where new professionals learn, contribute, and find inspiration.
👩🔬🧑🎓 Undergraduate and graduate students have completed internships, theses, and research projects using Madre Agua’s data or by working directly with our team during the whale-watching season in Bahía Solano.
✨ And this season is no different! We’re welcoming a new group of students and recent graduates eager to gain experience and make a real impact in marine megafauna conservation 🌊💙
📸 Swipe to meet some of the amazing people who have grown with us and are now actively working to protect our oceans and our planet.
#MadreAgua #CitizenScience #MarineConservation #BahíaSolano #ProfessionalGrowth #WhalesOfColombia #ScienceWithPurpose #MartesDeCiencia
4 days ago
You’ve probably heard of the Brimstone butterfly, but did you know there is also a Brimstone moth?
What is brimstone? It’s what we now more commonly call sulphur- which is bright yellow in colour ✨ a fitting name for an unapologetically yellow moth!
One of my favourite moths… to find in the garden 🙂
4 days ago
Please read: What moves me most about places like India are the everyday rituals that honour life — small, quiet gestures that keep people rooted in the wonder of being alive.
They’ve left me asking: What would the world look like if we lived more from that place of reverence?
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Over the past few months, I’ve had the joyful privilege of co-creating a pilgrimage along the River Medway — From Source to Sea (formedway_) — and this has become an invitation to bring that question to life.
Inspired by the wish to reimagine our relationship with rivers, the land and all that they nourish, this pilgrimage is an opportunity to rewrite the western scientific story that nature is inert and lifeless; a perspective that drives much of the extraction, destruction, and disconnection we see around the world today. It is a journey in remembrance of the fact that rivers are alive, water holds memory, and enchantment surrounds us in every single moment.
Over the nine days, we’ll follow the Medway’s meandering course, feast on food grown by the river’s waters, share stories and folklore, delve into local culture, create art with the river as our muse, and hold ceremonies rooted in ancient traditions to honour all the river gifts us. We’ll clear litter from her banks, advocate for her rights, and share practical and radical solutions — including our compost loo on wheels – while facilitating conversations with those who shape, and are shaped, by the river so that we can collectively weave a new brighter future.
This is an invitation to join us in this enriching and transformational experience, whether it be for an afternoon or the whole adventure. It is also a call out to donors and sponsors interested in funding a film to document the journey, which can help to create an emblem of hope for communities worldwide.
In the words of author Hermann Hesse, “the river has taught me to listen; you will learn from it too.” I am so looking forward to listening to and learning from the River Medway together.
🗓️19th to 27th July 2025
📍Forest Row to the Hoo Peninsula
➡️ www.formedway.org/events
✉️ zofiapage@gmail.com
🌱 compost loo on wheels oldtreesoil woowoowaterless
3 weeks ago
The moths have been pretty fantastic so far for May. A far cry from the slow start we had last year 🌞.
Here’s a dump of some of the nice visitors I’ve had- they’re too nice to stay hidden in the depths of my camera roll ✨
3 weeks ago
🔍 Deutschland sucht Igel und Maulwurf – und ihr könnt mithelfen! 🦔🕳️
Vom 16. bis 26. Mai ist es wieder so weit: Bei unserem bundesweiten Monitoring rufen wir euch wieder dazu auf, Igel und Maulwürfe zu beobachten und eure Sichtungen zu melden. 📸 Denn noch immer wissen wir… viel zu wenig über die Verbreitung dieser beiden Gartenbewohner. Dabei ist gerade jetzt im Mai eine gute Zeit, um den nachtaktiven Igel oder die Maulwurfshügel im Garten, Park, auf der Wiese oder am Wegesrand zu entdecken. 🕵️♂️Bei den Zählaktionen im vergangenen Jahr haben rund 11.000 Bürgerinnen und Bürger teilgenommen. Wir freuen uns, wenn ihr auch dieses Mal wieder fleißig mitzählt. 🤝
👉 Meldet eure Beobachtungen ganz einfach über die Plattform NABU|naturgucker – gerne mit Foto: https://igelsuche.de
👉 Für Sichtungen in Bayern: www.igel-in-bayern.de
📊 Jede Meldung zählt. Mit eurer Hilfe können wir die Bestandsentwicklung besser einschätzen und gemeinsam für den Schutz von Igel und Maulwurf sorgen.
➡️ Das Monitoring ist Teil des Citizen-Science-Projekts „Deutschland sucht Igel und Maulwurf“, zu dem gleich sechs Organisationen aufrufen. Neben der Deutschen Wildtier Stiftung sind dies NABU|naturgucker, das Leibniz-Institut für Zoo- und Wildtierforschung, die Deutsche Gartenbau-Gesellschaft 1822 e. V., der NABU-Bundesverband und der Landesbund für Vogel- und Naturschutz in Bayern (LBV).
#igel #maulwurf #citizenscience #garten
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3 weeks ago