Mostly underground the kingdom of fungi has been supporting us for millions of years
Engine of biodiversity
The crashing nature airplane metaphor
Roles of Citizen Scientists
From observation, to analyzing to innovating, fact checking and being ambassadors
Prioritizing endangered species
Just to categorize the species in risk is a challenge
The Canary in the forest
An estimated 48% of existing bird species worldwide are in decline ( 2022)
Matching species to habitat restoration
The challenge of releasing animals back into the landscapes drawing
Benefits of forests
Trees are good for many things from timber, outdoor life, carbon sink, wild-food and more
Jumping from climate change
Species have no time to adapt to global warming, they need to move - but where to?
The art view on nature
Biodiversity is not always staying
Nature 4D printer
Will we soon be able to synthesize nature?
Scientist and citizen scientist
Two kinds of know-how: Expert vs Network
Nature as product
The challenge of estimating the value of biodiversity
Nature conservation as music
Conducted conservation vs rewilding jam session
Citizen science as community
Getting together to share and explore reality
Citizen science as tool
Building and sharing knowledge, innovation and understandings together
The multiverse of smells
The participants experienced first hand that air quality is much more than a linear dimension
How to draw smell
I couldn't really grasp it visually, but live, and with a brush in hand I had to try...
Leaves of understanding
The talk was on branches of knowledge and the roots of our beliefs
Science as community builder
Citizen science can work as a way to empower local communities
Facing the academic wall
Impressive and tall, with each page a world in its own it can seem impossible to connect
Deciding to participate
Gatekeepers can be the most important to convince in citizen science projects
Connecting schools and communities
Building bridges between schools and local communities benefits both
Working together through circles
Live sketch of how stages in community created projects can look
Co-design vs King-design
The genius of crowds can disappear sadly in a deep ditch
Some knows the rules, some the place
Laws can clash with local needs, tradition and knowledge