Safecast

Lead organisation: Safecast (Non-governmental)

Safecast is a global volunter-centered citizen science project working to empower people with data about their environments.

Policy uptake explanation

The value and credibility of Safecast data was quickly recognized in Japan and abroad, and we soon became the essential “go-to” independent source of information on radiation issues in Japan and elsewhere. But most importantly, Safecast has enabled people to easily monitor their own homes and environments, and to free themselves of dependence on government and other institutions for this kind of essential information.

Additional information

Source Inventory of environmental citizen science projects
Web site http://blog.safecast.org/
Start/end date 2011 - Unknown
Still active? Yes

Contribution to UN Sustainable Development Goals

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