Citizen Science

In “A new future for knowledge generation – citizen science”, Geetha Ramaswami discusses what is at stake in doing citizen science.

Samar Ahmad shares the contours and challenges of implementing a citizen science project for marine life conservation in India.

This issue of Samuhik Pahal focuses on the theme of citizen science. Its articles focus on how the process of democratization of science can help us in developing a scientific temper.

Nobina Gupta shares how an initiative she is a part of is creatively working at the intersection of social arts, education and community work to reimagine the space of citizen science of the wetlands.

Shrey Gupta shows how mushroom cultivation can be used as a tool to engage communities of learners in processes related to citizen science.

Suhirtha Muhil M., in her article titled “Empowering conservation through education and community engagement”, discusses her organization’s initiatives in the intersection of conservation and citizen science, and draws some broad learning from the same.