Citizen science

Citizen science - the collection and analysis of data relating to the natural world by members of the general public, typically as part of a collaborative project with professional scientists.

Source: Oxford Languages

The WRO is teaming up with Deltares and IBM to roll-out a cellpone app-based water quality tool that can be used by researchers, water managers and citizen scientists to monitor salinity, nitrates and phosphates - check out the Aquality app  (formerly known as the NitrateApp)

It can also be used by farmers to test nitrate levels in the topsoil, potentially leading to savings in fertiliser. 

Initiatives

Local

Adopt Morelespruit forum

Hennops Revival

ARMOUR - Action for Responsible Management of OUR Rivers

RePhotoSA 'This project encourages you as the public or 'citizen scientist' to contribute to an understanding of how South Africa's environment has been changing and is continuing to change.'


International

FreshWaterWatch


Tools/Apps

iNaturalist

CANDHY (Citizens AND HYdrology)  (Facebook page link)

miniSASS (Stream Assessment Scoring System)

Freshwater Ecosystem Network

Restor -  platform to democratize ecological data