To open the doors of science and bring the research closer to the public, on the 30th of September as a part of the European Researchers' Night in Latvia IES organised international Discussion on Citizen Science Development in Latvia.
Among the keynote speakers there were – Tero Mustonen (Snowchange Cooperative, Finland), Lotta Tomasson (Vetenskap & Allmänhet, Sweden), Veljo Runnel (University of Tartu Natural History Museum, Estonia), Ivars Austers (University of Latvia) and experts in environmental protection and education, policy makers and practitioners of Citizen Science activities.
Find the presentations of the discussion here:
Tero Mustonen: Indigenous and loca knowledge: reflections and on-going work | Lotta Tomasson: Mass experiments in schools – a Win-Win for Schools and Scientist |
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The discussion is a part of the project "Opening the doors of science:Baltic-Nordic Cooperation for Citizen Science Development (Acronym – SciDoors)" Nr. NGSLV – 409 (Acronym- SciDoors) that is supported by the Nordic Council of Ministers in Latvia.
