BES-communityscience
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The BES Community Science group provides a forum for sharing and showcasing current community science in ecology, fostering creativity, inclusivity, interdisciplinarity and innovation in participatory and co-created research.
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Welcome to the new Community Science Special Interest Group
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We are recruiting for our committee!
- Communications Rep
- Events Officer
Please get in touch by 12th January 2026
To apply please see more information here: www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/...
- Communications Rep
- Events Officer
Please get in touch by 12th January 2026
To apply please see more information here: www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/...
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December 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
We are recruiting for our committee!
- Communications Rep
- Events Officer
Please get in touch by 12th January 2026
To apply please see more information here: www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/...
- Communications Rep
- Events Officer
Please get in touch by 12th January 2026
To apply please see more information here: www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/...
Our 2nd newsletter is out. Check it out to hear about the @britishecologicalsociety.org annual meeting, open positions on our committee and other 'niche' updates.
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Welcome to the new Community Science Special Interest Group
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December 23, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Our 2nd newsletter is out. Check it out to hear about the @britishecologicalsociety.org annual meeting, open positions on our committee and other 'niche' updates.
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Community (citizen) scientists and those interested in diverse knowledges for ecology at the #BESAnnualMeeting - we’d love to meet you here in Edinburgh! 🏴
Join us at the Meet the SIGs (Tue 18:00–19:00), then come along for a drink with us after at The Hanging Bat 🦇
Join us at the Meet the SIGs (Tue 18:00–19:00), then come along for a drink with us after at The Hanging Bat 🦇
December 15, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Community (citizen) scientists and those interested in diverse knowledges for ecology at the #BESAnnualMeeting - we’d love to meet you here in Edinburgh! 🏴
Join us at the Meet the SIGs (Tue 18:00–19:00), then come along for a drink with us after at The Hanging Bat 🦇
Join us at the Meet the SIGs (Tue 18:00–19:00), then come along for a drink with us after at The Hanging Bat 🦇
💬 “The views of rural community leaders expressed a blend of perspectives, aligning with both conservation groups and herders and farmers, suggesting that they may serve a bridging role and could be key partners in mediating more inclusive fire management approaches…”
🔥 Understanding fire conflict through stakeholder mapping in Madagascar's grassy biomes
📖 Read the full paper here ➡️ buff.ly/rlEQK72
📖 Read the full paper here ➡️ buff.ly/rlEQK72
December 15, 2025 at 11:56 AM
💬 “The views of rural community leaders expressed a blend of perspectives, aligning with both conservation groups and herders and farmers, suggesting that they may serve a bridging role and could be key partners in mediating more inclusive fire management approaches…”
🚂 On our way to Edinburgh for the @britishecologicalsociety.org 2025 Annual Meeting. Will we see you there?
December 15, 2025 at 11:54 AM
🚂 On our way to Edinburgh for the @britishecologicalsociety.org 2025 Annual Meeting. Will we see you there?
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🦋 "Can community science help assess nature’s benefits? Our UK case study finds it often supports biodiversity, but gaps remain for assessing benefits related to culture, soils, and water. Better integration into nature benefit's policy could improve community engagement"
📖 buff.ly/3t1EgNI
📖 buff.ly/3t1EgNI
December 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM
🦋 "Can community science help assess nature’s benefits? Our UK case study finds it often supports biodiversity, but gaps remain for assessing benefits related to culture, soils, and water. Better integration into nature benefit's policy could improve community engagement"
📖 buff.ly/3t1EgNI
📖 buff.ly/3t1EgNI
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📢Call for papers for a Special Issue on:
🌱Traditional Knowledge, Biodiversity, Food Security and Human Health
🗓️Submission deadline: 15 May 2026
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
#ForestScience #ForestResearch #FoodSecurity #TraditionalKnowledge #biodiversity #HumanHealth
🌱Traditional Knowledge, Biodiversity, Food Security and Human Health
🗓️Submission deadline: 15 May 2026
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
#ForestScience #ForestResearch #FoodSecurity #TraditionalKnowledge #biodiversity #HumanHealth
December 10, 2025 at 5:59 PM
📢Call for papers for a Special Issue on:
🌱Traditional Knowledge, Biodiversity, Food Security and Human Health
🗓️Submission deadline: 15 May 2026
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
#ForestScience #ForestResearch #FoodSecurity #TraditionalKnowledge #biodiversity #HumanHealth
🌱Traditional Knowledge, Biodiversity, Food Security and Human Health
🗓️Submission deadline: 15 May 2026
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
#ForestScience #ForestResearch #FoodSecurity #TraditionalKnowledge #biodiversity #HumanHealth
🚨 Invitation to Consortium on Legacy Forest Information Resources
Under the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) @iufro.bsky.social & focused on rescuing old forest data from around the world... www.iufro.org/task-forces/...
Under the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) @iufro.bsky.social & focused on rescuing old forest data from around the world... www.iufro.org/task-forces/...
www.iufro.org
December 11, 2025 at 11:05 AM
🚨 Invitation to Consortium on Legacy Forest Information Resources
Under the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) @iufro.bsky.social & focused on rescuing old forest data from around the world... www.iufro.org/task-forces/...
Under the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) @iufro.bsky.social & focused on rescuing old forest data from around the world... www.iufro.org/task-forces/...
Reposted by BES-communityscience
You don't need to be an expert to help protect local nature. Starting December 15, join our first-ever ID-a-thon and contribute directly to biodiversity science and conservation!
Learn more: tr.ee/id-a-thon
Learn more: tr.ee/id-a-thon
, where you can use the [Identify Page](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify) and see larger images.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:phegfiemtoi5wrtyazfyefri/bafkreibdewlfj6qkcslymoqgnvb5o4nkncpdbuft4nc4amayuutq7i65sq@jpeg)
December 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM
You don't need to be an expert to help protect local nature. Starting December 15, join our first-ever ID-a-thon and contribute directly to biodiversity science and conservation!
Learn more: tr.ee/id-a-thon
Learn more: tr.ee/id-a-thon
If you plan to attend the North American Congress for Conservation & Restoration (Wisconsin 2026) & would like to be part of a community science symposium please email Alison Ormsby by 19 Dec with 2 sentences about
your citizen science program, your name & affiliation
[email protected]
your citizen science program, your name & affiliation
[email protected]
December 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
If you plan to attend the North American Congress for Conservation & Restoration (Wisconsin 2026) & would like to be part of a community science symposium please email Alison Ormsby by 19 Dec with 2 sentences about
your citizen science program, your name & affiliation
[email protected]
your citizen science program, your name & affiliation
[email protected]
Reposted by BES-communityscience
At the BES, we believe cost should not be a barrier to publishing.
Below, we have outlined how you can use resources like funding, waivers and agreements – including our own BES waivers – that cover the cost of publishing.
Find out more👇
buff.ly/irQPJaP
Below, we have outlined how you can use resources like funding, waivers and agreements – including our own BES waivers – that cover the cost of publishing.
Find out more👇
buff.ly/irQPJaP
December 10, 2025 at 12:02 PM
At the BES, we believe cost should not be a barrier to publishing.
Below, we have outlined how you can use resources like funding, waivers and agreements – including our own BES waivers – that cover the cost of publishing.
Find out more👇
buff.ly/irQPJaP
Below, we have outlined how you can use resources like funding, waivers and agreements – including our own BES waivers – that cover the cost of publishing.
Find out more👇
buff.ly/irQPJaP
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Attending #BES2025? Join the ALDER, REED, & EDGE networks for our triple festive social 🎄🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
📍: Roxy Lanes, Edinburgh
🕐: 19:30 Wednesday 17th Dec
We hope to see you there! 😁
More info: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/bes-... @britishecologicalsociety.org
📍: Roxy Lanes, Edinburgh
🕐: 19:30 Wednesday 17th Dec
We hope to see you there! 😁
More info: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/bes-... @britishecologicalsociety.org
December 9, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Attending #BES2025? Join the ALDER, REED, & EDGE networks for our triple festive social 🎄🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
📍: Roxy Lanes, Edinburgh
🕐: 19:30 Wednesday 17th Dec
We hope to see you there! 😁
More info: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/bes-... @britishecologicalsociety.org
📍: Roxy Lanes, Edinburgh
🕐: 19:30 Wednesday 17th Dec
We hope to see you there! 😁
More info: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/bes-... @britishecologicalsociety.org
💬 “Using an online survey of 1000 participants broadly representative of the New Zealand adult population, we assessed participants' self-declared importance of different benefits…”
💡"First nationally representative survey of night-time light & dark: New-Zealanders rate safety/orientation benefits higher than benefits of darkness, depending on where they live. Findings call for balanced policy that recognises both"
📖 Read here ➡️ buff.ly/hqIGt55
📖 Read here ➡️ buff.ly/hqIGt55
December 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
💬 “Using an online survey of 1000 participants broadly representative of the New Zealand adult population, we assessed participants' self-declared importance of different benefits…”
@peopleandnature.bsky.social... We "explore whether community (citizen) science could support holistic assessments of nature's benefits to inform national policies, using the UK as a case study"
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Community (citizen) science for assessing nature's benefits: A systematic review and survey
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:38 AM
@peopleandnature.bsky.social... We "explore whether community (citizen) science could support holistic assessments of nature's benefits to inform national policies, using the UK as a case study"
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
💬"We surveyed 471 households in two villages in the Upper East region of Ghana, using questionnaires and focus groups, to examine consumer preferences for bushmeat and the socio-economic factors influencing its consumption"
🍖 New research by Sackey et al. They analyze bushmeat preferences & consumption in northern Ghana using household surveys; species consumed & factors shaping preferences and protein intake #Bushmeat #Conservation
➡️ buff.ly/CCGmDNY
➡️ buff.ly/CCGmDNY
December 9, 2025 at 10:36 AM
💬"We surveyed 471 households in two villages in the Upper East region of Ghana, using questionnaires and focus groups, to examine consumer preferences for bushmeat and the socio-economic factors influencing its consumption"
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Eagle folklore: Implications for species’ conservation and extinction
Tracey Hayes’ PhD research seeks to investigate the folk beliefs, narratives and traditions related to eagles in Ireland’s National Folklore Collection.
Find out more about her research plans: www.york.ac.uk/anthropocene...
Tracey Hayes’ PhD research seeks to investigate the folk beliefs, narratives and traditions related to eagles in Ireland’s National Folklore Collection.
Find out more about her research plans: www.york.ac.uk/anthropocene...
December 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Eagle folklore: Implications for species’ conservation and extinction
Tracey Hayes’ PhD research seeks to investigate the folk beliefs, narratives and traditions related to eagles in Ireland’s National Folklore Collection.
Find out more about her research plans: www.york.ac.uk/anthropocene...
Tracey Hayes’ PhD research seeks to investigate the folk beliefs, narratives and traditions related to eagles in Ireland’s National Folklore Collection.
Find out more about her research plans: www.york.ac.uk/anthropocene...
We are recruiting a volunteer Events Officer to coordinate & deliver engaging activities e.g. online webinars, workshops, conference sessions, collaborative events with other BES groups
For more info see: www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/...
We look forward to hearing from you
For more info see: www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/...
We look forward to hearing from you
www.britishecologicalsociety.org
December 8, 2025 at 11:06 AM
We are recruiting a volunteer Events Officer to coordinate & deliver engaging activities e.g. online webinars, workshops, conference sessions, collaborative events with other BES groups
For more info see: www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/...
We look forward to hearing from you
For more info see: www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/...
We look forward to hearing from you
We are recruiting a volunteer Communications Representative, to manage SM, coordinate newsletters, and work closely with the committee to promote our events & members’ work
For more info see: www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/...
We look forward to hearing from you
For more info see: www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/...
We look forward to hearing from you
www.britishecologicalsociety.org
December 8, 2025 at 11:04 AM
We are recruiting a volunteer Communications Representative, to manage SM, coordinate newsletters, and work closely with the committee to promote our events & members’ work
For more info see: www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/...
We look forward to hearing from you
For more info see: www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/...
We look forward to hearing from you
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Welcome to the new Community Science Special Interest Group
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December 3, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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environmental heritage, eco-tourism...
CfP: Tourism, Memory and Heritage Conference (2026),
Amsterdam and Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Full details: lnkd.in/ebPHRqgM
Amsterdam and Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Full details: lnkd.in/ebPHRqgM
December 2, 2025 at 5:40 PM
environmental heritage, eco-tourism...
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📜 "Nature descriptions in folksongs, myths, and legends can help in understanding ecological histories of tropical savannas"
📖 Read the full paper here ➡️ buff.ly/AhnI4Se
📖 Read the full paper here ➡️ buff.ly/AhnI4Se
December 2, 2025 at 1:01 PM
📜 "Nature descriptions in folksongs, myths, and legends can help in understanding ecological histories of tropical savannas"
📖 Read the full paper here ➡️ buff.ly/AhnI4Se
📖 Read the full paper here ➡️ buff.ly/AhnI4Se
Our first newsletter is out! 🎉
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December 2, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Our first newsletter is out! 🎉
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💬 “unpacking between- & within-group NCP preferences of actors can reduce the risk of stereotyping & oversimplifying social actors in scientific results. Such a research approach also fosters more inclusive conservation by accounting for plural needs from nature…”
🗻Understanding preferences for nature's contributions to people between and within social actors sheds insights for inclusive conservation
📖 Read the full paper here ➡️ buff.ly/l24b8V7
📖 Read the full paper here ➡️ buff.ly/l24b8V7
December 2, 2025 at 8:52 AM
💬 “unpacking between- & within-group NCP preferences of actors can reduce the risk of stereotyping & oversimplifying social actors in scientific results. Such a research approach also fosters more inclusive conservation by accounting for plural needs from nature…”
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Right tree, right place, right reason: Using knowledge exchange and research co-design to explore current challenges and opportunities for sustainable urban forest management
Jill Edmondson, et al.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
#PlantScience #UrbanForest #trees
Jill Edmondson, et al.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
#PlantScience #UrbanForest #trees
December 1, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Right tree, right place, right reason: Using knowledge exchange and research co-design to explore current challenges and opportunities for sustainable urban forest management
Jill Edmondson, et al.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
#PlantScience #UrbanForest #trees
Jill Edmondson, et al.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
#PlantScience #UrbanForest #trees
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In Indonesia’s Mentawai Islands, rich with macaques, gibbons & hornbills, Indigenous youth continue practicing Arat Sabulungan — a belief that every part of nature holds spirits. Rituals before cutting trees or fishing remain a way to keep balance.
In Indonesia’s Mentawai Islands, rich with macaques, gibbons & hornbills, Indigenous youth continue practicing Arat Sabulungan — a belief that every part of nature holds spirits. Rituals before cutting trees or fishing remain a way to keep balance.
How religious beliefs may help protect Mentawai’s forests
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. Off the western coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, the Mentawai Islands…
news.mongabay.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:01 PM
[FOUNDER'S BRIEF - @rhettayersbutler.bsky.social]
In Indonesia’s Mentawai Islands, rich with macaques, gibbons & hornbills, Indigenous youth continue practicing Arat Sabulungan — a belief that every part of nature holds spirits. Rituals before cutting trees or fishing remain a way to keep balance.
In Indonesia’s Mentawai Islands, rich with macaques, gibbons & hornbills, Indigenous youth continue practicing Arat Sabulungan — a belief that every part of nature holds spirits. Rituals before cutting trees or fishing remain a way to keep balance.