Abstract
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.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 922-930 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Nature Sustainability |
Volume | 2 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 9 Oct 2019 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Partial funding was provided by the EU’s Framework 7 European Research Council project CrowdLand (No. 617754) and the EU Horizon 2020 project WeObserve (No. 776740).
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