Citizen scientists and community members are already providing large amounts of data for monitoring biodiversity, but they could do much more, according to a new study published in the journal Biological Conservation. ”Citizen scientists and community members are already contributing enormously to environmental science.” says Linda See from the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis. ”For example, a huge amount of species occurrence data is provided by members o

Impacts of climate change and dialogue between scientific and traditional knowledge were debated at a breakout session
 of the 2016 Arctic Circle Assembly. The discussions were chaired by Philippe Couillard, the Premier of Quebec, Canada. Finn Danielsen shared lessons from programs in the Nordic countries where community knowledge is providing support for government decision-making on the use of natural resources. Knowledge is essential to northern development, especially in