Why citizen science is now essential for official statistics
The loss of major health surveys once backed by the United States Agency for International Development and proposed cuts to environmental programs threaten the tracking of sustainable development. Citizen science can and should be central to building stronger, more resilient data systems. The loss of major health surveys once backed by the United States Agency for International Development and proposed cuts to environmental programs threaten the tracking of sustainable development. Citizen science can and should be central to building stronger, more resilient data systems.
Authors
- F. Grey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3471-5445)
- Inian Moorthy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3664-3855)
- Ian McCallum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5812-9988)
- Omar Seidu
- Samuel R. Schutz
- Georges-Simon Ulrich
- Linda See
- Dilek Fraisl
Institutions
- University of Geneva (CH)
- Federal Statistical Office (CH)
- Organisation de Coopération et de Développement Economiques (FR)
- International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (AT)
- University College Cork (IE)
- Global Water Partnership West Africa (BF)
- Statistical Service (CY)
- Ghana Health Service (GH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Communications Sustainability
- Published
- 2026-01-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s44458-025-00008-4
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 33.49
Funders
- European Commission
- HORIZON EUROPE Framework Programme