Citizen Science as Democratic Innovation That Renews Environmental Monitoring and Assessment for the Sustainable Development Goals in Rural Areas

Cristián Alarcón Ferrari, Mari Jönsson, Solomon Gebreyohannis Gebrehiwot, Linley Chiwona‐Karltun, Cecilia Mark‐Herbert, Daniela Manuschevich, Neil Powell, Thao Do, Kevin Bishop, Tuija Hilding-Rydevik · 2021 · Sustainability

Summary. Citizen science offers a democratic approach to environmental monitoring that strengthens the legitimacy of data used for sustainable development in rural areas. Traditional environmental monitoring fails to adequately support local implementation of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. By incorporating citizen science into environmental assessment, rural communities can produce and use data more effectively for transformative governance, particularly for protecting land and natural resources while addressing resource conflicts.

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Ferrari, C. A., Jönsson, M., Gebrehiwot, S. G., Chiwona‐Karltun, L., Mark‐Herbert, C., Manuschevich, D., Powell, N., Do, T., Bishop, K., & Hilding-Rydevik, T.. (2021). Citizen Science as Democratic Innovation That Renews Environmental Monitoring and Assessment for the Sustainable Development Goals in Rural Areas. Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13052762

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DOI: 10.3390/su13052762
Countries: Sweden, Ethiopia, Chile, Australia
Regions: Europe, Africa, South America, Oceania
Categories: climate-and-environment, innovation-theory, policy
Added: 2026-04-28