Citizen science and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

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Traditional data sources are not sufficient for measuring the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. New and non-traditional sources of data are required. Citizen science is an emerging example of a non-traditional data source that is already making a contribution. In this Perspective, we present a roadmap that outlines how citizen science can be integrated into the formal Sustainable Development Goals reporting mechanisms. Success will require leadership from the United Nations, innovation from National Statistical Offices and focus from the citizen-science community to identify the indicators for which citizen science can make a real contribution.

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Item Type:	Article
Authors/Creators:	Fritz, Steffen Linda, See Carlson, Tyler Haklay, Mordechai (Muki) Oliver, Jessie Fraisl, Dilek Mondardini, Rosy Brocklehurst, Martin Shanley, Lea Schade, Sven Wehn, Uta Abrate, Tommaso Anstee, Janet Arnold, Stephen Billot, Matthew Campbell, Jillian Espey, Jessica Gold, Margaret Hager, Gerid He, Shan Hepburn, Libby Hsu, Angel Long, Deborah Maso, Joan McCallum, Ian Muniafu, Maina Moorthy, Inian Obersteiner, Michael Parker, Alison Weisspflug, Maike West, Sarah Elizabeth https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2484-8124
Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information:	© Springer Nature Limited 2019. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details.
Dates:	Published: 9 October 2019 Accepted: 30 August 2019
Institution:	The University of York
Academic Units:	The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Stockholm Environment Institute at York (York)
Depositing User:	Pure (York)
Date Deposited:	19 Nov 2019 12:00
Last Modified:	16 Oct 2024 16:09
Published Version:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-019-0390-3
Status:	Published
Refereed:	Yes
Identification Number:	10.1038/s41893-019-0390-3
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID):	oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:153655

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