CS Inventory Vocabulary
An inventory of citizen science activities for environmental policies
| Property | Label | Expected Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| sdg1 | SDG 1 - Poverty | DefinedTerm | SDG 1 - Poverty
Value =1 in projects whose objectives are potentially related to poverty erradication or mitigation. Value 2= in projects whose objectives are explictly related to poverty erradication or mitigation. No matches with current long-list. |
| sdg2 | SDG 2 - Food, sustainable agriculture | DefinedTerm | SDG 2 - Food, sustainable agriculture
Value = 1 for projects dealing with soils, climate adaptation, land use, pollinators, biological pest-control, as well as with bird monitoring projects that include species important to seed dispersal, or climate change monitoring projects that consider impacts on food production. Value = 2 for projects looking at land, soil or water impacts of either pollution or climate change that have an impact on food sources, even when not agriculture (such as hunting, fishing and foraging), for projects dealing with forestry (forest biotic agents) or fisheries, projects dealing with food waste potential. Also, projects like agriculture 4.0 projects, community-based agroalimentary approaches (eg recovering local seeds), DIY hydroponic technologies, etc. |
| sdg3 | SDG 3 - Health and well-being | DefinedTerm | SDG 3 - Health and well-being
Value = 1 for all projects dealing with biodiversity conservation that have clear links to health or well-being, or for projects investigating changes in factors influencing health (e.g. atmospheric allergens). Value = 2 for all projects improving recreation or tourism experience (human health), air quality, water quality (sanitation), noise reduction. |
| sdg4 | SDG 4 - Education | DefinedTerm | SDG 4 - Education
Value = 1 for ALL citizen science projects, because any citizen scientist is both learning under formal or informal training and being educated by others (professional scientists, peers, etc), but education is rarely the direct project goal. Value = 2 for projects specifically stating an education goal (regardless of target audience) and beyond simple awareness-raising. |
| sdg5 | SDG 5 - Gender equality | DefinedTerm | SDG 5 - Gender equality
Value = 1 stated goal is gender equality. Value =2 for projects with explicit mention of gender equality concerns. |
| sdg6 | SDG 6 - Water availability and sustainable management | DefinedTerm | SDG 6 - Water availability and sustainable management
Value = 1 for all projects dealing with climate adaptation measures (flood management, soil water retention), sustainable agriculture (reduced water pollution, improved soil water retention), or reporting of environmental damage, including water pollution or wetland destruction. Value = 2 for all projects dealing with water quality, water monitoring. |
| sdg7 | SDG 7 - Energy affordable, reliable, sustainable | DefinedTerm | SDG 7 - Energy affordable, reliable, sustainable
Value = 1 for projects dealing with efficient use of resources, sustainable consumption and production with links to the energy sector. Value = 2 for all projects dealing with transport and energy use. Projects that could fit are: DIY energy management systems and communities (eg SomEnergia in Spain). |
| sdg8 | SDG 8 - Sustainable economic growth and employment | DefinedTerm | SDG 8 - Sustainable economic growth and employment
Value = 1 citizen science projects that have the potential to transfer technical skills or DIY skills. Value = 2 in case social employment, business development, social integration or Sustainable consumption and production are stated project goals. |
| sdg9 | SDG 9 - Resilient infrastructure, innovation | DefinedTerm | SDG 9 - Resilient infrastructure, innovation
Value = 1 all other projects, because one of the key elements of citizen science projects is the re-use of existing volunteer-based equipment such as smartphones or desktop computers that compose a distributed infrastructure for research. Value = 2 in projects adressed to empower communities through co-creation of technologies, all DIY projects, maker spaces, fablabs. Any project with urban or industrial development dimension, as well as projects creating research infrastructures (e.g. mapping or network of national databases). |
| sdg10 | SDG 10 - Reduce inequality | DefinedTerm | SDG 10 - Reduce inequality
Value = 1 all other citizen science projects with a stated economic or social dimension. Value = 2 for projects specifically targetting economic, fiscal or social inclusion/skills development in the professional sector. |
| sdg11 | SDG 11 - Sustainable, resilient cities/settlements | DefinedTerm | SDG 11 - Sustainable, resilient cities/settlements
Value = 1 for all projects that also include urban areas (e.g. large scale monitoring projects), and improve environmental status or social inclusiveness, e.g. projects focused on drinking water access and management. Value = 2 for all projects focused on improving urban environmental sustainaibility, e.g. projects focused on nature-based solutions. |
| sdg12 | SDG 12 - Sustainable consumption and production | DefinedTerm | SDG 12 - Sustainable consumption and production
Value = 1 projects related with, co-creation of technologies, all DIY projects, maker spaces, fablabs. Value = 2 for projects dealing with sustainable food chains or industry (including addressing pollution impacts), waste management (food, household), green labelling, consumption patterns, eco-efficiency. |
| sdg13 | SDG 13 - Action to combat climate change and its impacts | DefinedTerm | SDG 13 - Action to combat climate change and its impacts
Value = 1 All air projects, and marine, biodiversity projects, natural disasters projects that state a link to climate change. Value = 2 for projects with stated goal to combat climate change, help with climate adaptation or mitigation (monitoring air quality, climatic conditions, coastlines). |
| sdg14 | SDG 14 - Marine conservation and sustainable development | DefinedTerm | SDG 14 - Marine conservation and sustainable development
Value = 1 for freshwater projects, waste projects that may have effluents in the sea; (sea)food consumption patterns . Value = 2 for all marine projects (incl. marine litter). |
| sdg15 | SDG 15 - Terrestrial biodiversity conservation, sustainable forest management and land use management | DefinedTerm | SDG 15 - Terrestrial biodiversity conservation, sustainable forest management and land use management
Value = 1 for ALL other terrestrial (and freshwater) projects, and for projects promoting changes in land use patterns (e.g. in agricultural practices). Value = 2 stated goal to contribute to biodiversity, nature and landscapes, land projects. |
| sdg16 | SDG 16 - Peace, justice for all | DefinedTerm | SDG 16 - Peace, justice for all
Value = 1 for all projects, because they promote a participatory approach and support public access to information. Value = 2 specific stated goal related to environmental justice. |
| sdg17 | SDG 17 - Strengthen Global Partnership for Sustainable Development | DefinedTerm | SDG 17 - Strengthen Global Partnership for Sustainable Development
Value 1 = all projects that share data AND the data can be globally aggregated (contribute to data monitoring and accountability). Value 2 = all projects with multi-national AND cross-sectoral partnerships (promote public-private-civil society partnerships) AND direct impact on at least one of the other SDGs. |