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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22 hours ago
Even though I've seen, and even handled, northern saw-whet owls before, and even though I know they are small, they never cease to surprise me with just HOW SMOL (and remember that that's mostly just feathers!) every time I see them!
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22 hours ago
It doesn't matter the species nor the size; owls are masters of giving the "stink eye".
Also, birds were built for raves (j/k); check out the UV reactive porphyrin in the hatchling year saw-whet that was banded.
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1 days ago
Join our exclusive annual small group nature tour to Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, with NatureArt Lab in 2025. Experience the wildlife immersion, nature photography and nature journaling trip of a lifetime – especially designed for bird and nature lovers!
Find out more and book your place by …visiting our website!
https://natureartlab.com.au/collections/field-trips/products/borneo-nature-tour-20-march-2-april-2025-bookings-now-open
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1 weeks ago
Flat-backed Millipede (Polydesmus angustus)
I see these cool looking millipedes quite often in my local area, but I've rarely photographed them much. When I spotted this one curled up under a log a few weeks back though I couldn't resist getting a stack to capture all those cool …textures!
📸: Fujifilm X-H2, Laowa 65mm f/2.8, flash with #cygnustechdiffuser
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2 weeks ago
// Sanctuary Solutions 🪸 🌊
Our team was fortunate to be able to present and participate in the marinesanctuaryfdn’s “Sanctuary Solutions” coral thermal stress design thinking challenge last week in Key Largo, FL! The workshop brought coral restoration practitioners, community …stewards, blue tech engineers, and noaa reef managers to hear ideas from some of the best and brightest students across the United States and brainstorm how to bring their solutions into practice.
A huge congratulations to the univmiami’s team from the umiamiengineering school on their grand prize-winning idea centered around shading critical coral nursery and reef sites with their “HexHive” design! We look forward to continuing these conversations with all of the competing schools and hearing them present at the coralrestorationconsortium’s Reef Futures conference as well as the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation’s Capitol Hill Ocean Week!
Complex problems require complex solutions so we were excited to see so many different disciplines and stakeholders come together to better protect and conserve our coral reefs!
2 weeks ago
Feliz día de la fauna nativa de Chile!!!
Moscas Florícolas de Chile lo celebra con esta lámina especial. Recordemos que hace muy poco se actualizó el número de familias, géneros y especies de moscas, tipulas y mosquitos presente en el país: 97 familias en sentido amplio (100 en …estricto rigor), 930 géneros y 4108 especies (aunque ya se han sumado unas pocas más y vienen más en camino!).
Esperamos que muchas personas reconozcan el valor de las moscas por medio de sus contribuciones naturales como la polinización, el control de plagas, la regulación poblacional, la descomposición y ciclado de nutrientes, entre otros tantos más. Este proyecto que pronto cumplirá 10 años de vida, se prepara para celebrar con todo este hito. También durante todo el próximo año habrán actividades a lo largo de todo Chile con el objeto de difundir más el porque debemos cuidar y estudiar las moscas.
Si quieres contribuir con registros de moscas, en la banda amarilla puedes seguir nuestras redes, donde nuestros proyectos de Facebook y iNaturalist recopilan los registros que suben las personas, mientras que Twitter (X ahora) e Instagram ayudar a ser la caja de resonancia de nuestras contribuciones académicas y muestran la diversidad de nuestra preciosa fauna de moscas nativas!
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2 weeks ago
The ever variable Mottled Umber 🍁 Swipe to the last picture ti see how different they can look. You may think it’s a male/female difference but with this species the females are actually flightless, living on tree trunks/fence posts.
A few species are like this, and can look like two …totally different moths…which makes IDs and absolute BLAST ✨ especially when you’re just starting out moth recording 😅 very beautiful moths though 🍁
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4 weeks ago
Sailing closer to Cape Horn, with ever-changing weather and seabirds all around.
Every few days, no matter the conditions, a dedicated group heads out to count and identify seabirds for the Southern Ocean Seabird Survey. It's all part of turning Bark EUROPA into a platform for real …scientific data collection. We’re lucky to be able to gather this info from such a remote part of the world, following a route few ships take.
Today was special—up to 20 beautiful Light-mantled Albatrosses flew around the ship, along with Grey-headed and Black-browed Albatrosses, Southern Fulmars, Cape Petrels, and even Giant Petrels.
The last few days have been a mix of rough seas, rain, and rolling waves, but we’re getting closer to rounding Cape Horn with each mile we sail.
– Jordi Plana Morales 16/10/2024
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