The Biodiversity and Development Institute (BDI) believes that citizen science is far more than citizens collecting data for scientific purposes. The BDI grasps that participation in projects impacts the participants. The experience of interacting with biodiversity is uplifting, adding value to life. So participation in a citizen science project is a form of ecosystem service. It adds value to life. It might be a non-monetary value, but it can be life changing. The BDI believes that participation in projects can and should lead to civic awareness (“this habitat is being lost, what can I do about it”), and from there to democracy.
Abubakar Surajo Ringim obtained his MSc in Conservation Biology from the University of Dar es Salaam. He is a keen bird atlaser and BioMAPper and he is actively...
As you drive your new car out of the showroom, its value drops dramatically, and then keeps on dropping. It’s not quite as bad with the Virtual Museum. Bu...
It was a great privilege to be part of the team teaching at a course for the Tropical Biology Association in Nairobi during April. The course was called “...
On Sunday morning, 5 May 2019, the grid cell “Yzerfontein” had 15 BirdPix* records for 12 species. This called for an intervention! So I went BirdPi...
Mansell M, Underhill LG, and Navarro R. 2019. LacewingMAP – Progress report on the Atlas of African Neuroptera and Megaloptera, 2014 – 2019. Biodive...
Awoyemi AG and Bown D. 2019. Bird conservation in Africa – the contributions of the Ibadan Bird Club. Biodiversity Observations 10.9:1-12 Biodiversity Obs...
If you enjoy wildlife documentaries or scientific articles, you’ve probably seen photos or video taken by “camera traps.” Remote cameras have been used for year...
The Hantam is the general area north of Calvinia in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It’s an arid area, and poorly covered in biodiversity surveys. C...
Loftie-Eaton M, Underhill LG, and Navarro R. 2018. OdonataMAP – Progress report on the Atlas of the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Africa – 2016/17 ...
Underhill LG, Loftie-Eaton M and Navarro R. 2018. Odonata of the Kruger National Park. Biodiversity Observations 9.11:1-16 Biodiversity Observations is an open ...