Project description
Supporting citizen science to protect marine environments
To match green efforts, initiatives are required that focus on understanding ecosystems, especially those that are endangered, and either preventing or mitigating damage to these crucial elements of our climate. Citizen science could provide a significant boost towards research and sustainability efforts. Still, it has yet to be implemented sufficiently well. In this context, the EU-funded CS-MACH1 project will develop a marine citizen science data network designed to overcome barriers to citizen science empowerment. Specifically, it aims to improve the recognition, trust, accessibility and sharing of marine citizen science data. It will also provide citizen science initiatives with improved access to data, cost-efficient equipment and technology, and connectivity with EU science data platforms.
Objective
CS-MACH1 aims to overcome existing barriers to citizen science empowerment, such as accessibility, recognition, trust, and sharing of marine citizen science data, by establishing and managing a Marine Citizen Science Data Network (MCSDN) of and for citizen science initiatives, community representatives, cost-efficient technology developers, data management experts, and scientists. To support the production of FAIR data and the integration of citizen science data into EU platforms like EMODnet, CS-MACH1 will produce standards, best practices for deployment and data management, observation protocols for using cost-effective devices, and training materials to guide citizen science coordinators in managing their data flow. The value chain of the MCSDN will be demonstrated by addressing local challenges in real-world use-cases, co-designed with end-users and used for beta testing innovations and the proposed data flow. The scientific and societal impacts of the MCSDN will be demonstrated through the validation of Digital Twin Ocean models, policy workshops, and extended dissemination of results to attract and empower a larger number of marine citizen science actors and citizen scientists. A roadmap outlining strategies for a continuous workflow will ensure the sustainability of the project's outcomes and the legacy of the network.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
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CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.
This project's classification has been human-validated.
Keywords
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Project’s keywords as indicated by the project coordinator. Not to be confused with the EuroSciVoc taxonomy (Fields of science)
Programme(s)
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Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
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HORIZON.2.5 - Climate, Energy and Mobility
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HORIZON.2.2 - Culture, creativity and inclusive society
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HORIZON.2.4 - Digital, Industry and Space
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HORIZON.2.3 - Civil Security for Society
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HORIZON.2.6 - Food, Bioeconomy Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment
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Topic(s)
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Funding Scheme
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HORIZON-CSA - HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions
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Call for proposal
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(opens in new window) HORIZON-MISS-2024-OCEAN-01
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73100 Lecce
Italy
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