Collective intelligence for adapting to climate change: monitoring the Arctic by expedition cruises

Michael Køie Poulsen*, Gitte Kragh, Lisbeth Iversen, Ted Cheeseman, Finn Danielsen

*Corresponding author af dette arbejde

Publikation: KonferencebidragPosterForskningpeer review

Abstract

Our knowledge of the status and trends in natural resources and the environment in the Arctic is limited, making natural resource management decisions difficult.
One challenge is how to reach remote, uninhabited wilderness areas in order to obtain much-needed data. This is where expedition cruises can play a crucial role. Through the collective intelligence of resident communities and visitors, citizen science enables valuable data and information to be generated from local and outside sources of knowledge. This poster outlines the findings from a citizen science pilot program of environmental monitoring by Arctic expedition cruises in Svalbard and Greenland conducted to understand the potential this kind of environmental monitoring may have and to identify suitable approaches for enhancing data collection, management, and knowledge sharing. Observations are more likely to be used by decisionmakers in the Arctic if records are analysed and interpreted with a view to informing decision-making processes and if the findings are communicated to decision-makers in appropriate formats. An intermediary organisation that can facilitate the dialogue and knowledge transfer between citizen science programs, scientists, and decision-makers is essential to ensuring that data actually enter the decision-making processes.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
Publikationsdatoapr. 2024
StatusUdgivet - apr. 2024
Udgivet eksterntJa
BegivenhedEuropean Citizen Science Association 2024 Conference: Change - Vienna, Østrig
Varighed: 3 apr. 20246 apr. 2024
https://2024.ecsa.ngo/

Konference

KonferenceEuropean Citizen Science Association 2024 Conference: Change
Land/OmrådeØstrig
ByVienna
Periode03/04/202406/04/2024
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