Novaator: Cowslips campaign revealed the charms and pains of Citizen Science

In an article published on ERR's science news portal Novaator, Tsipe Aavik, head of the Pollination Ecology Workgroup and Associate Professor of Macroecology, discusses how the pan-European cowslips campaign, which began in Estonia, not only enabled the gathering of new ecological knowledge but also prompted a look at citizen science itself. An analysis of interviews with the campaign's co-organizers revealed that stumbling blocks can include a lack of time, rigid funding rules, and regional cultural differences.

Read the article here (in Estonian).

Author of article: Jaan-Juhan Oidermaa

Author of photo: Joonmeedia