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"Il pesce giusto": an educational citizen science project
No full text“Il pesce giusto” is a Citizen Science project (CS) that encourages consumers to record their consumption from the point of view of ecological sustainability. Aims of the project are to encourage a consumers’ sustainable food consumption and to reveal information about the ecology of the seafood purchased. Over the last decades, the Mediterranean marine resources have been heading to a progressive decline. But biodiversity, food production and food consumption are strictly interconnected elements. The scientific literature as well as political documents underline the need for urgent efforts able to connect ecological, economic and social knowledge. Actually, the society can play an active role in sustainable management of the environmental heritage: properly used, CS can improve the linkage among ecological research, ecological education and sustainable behaviour.
In this framework, in 2014 “Il pesce giusto” has been ideated. In 2016 our working group, composed of ecologists and computer scientists, realised the App for IOS and Android devices. This tool can be considered as a double side source of information: from one side it can be practically utilised for data collection by the measurement of the seafood purchased and the easy submission of its pictures. From the other side, the device can be considered also as an educational tool: the app can give easily accessible information and introduce a novel pathway to inform consumers, increasingly selective and competent, on their personal purchasing choices in real time. An immediate feedback to the user about the sustainability of the food choice (according to criteria of size and seasonality) is provided, and other sections of the app are dedicated to the spread of information about ecology, conservation and sustainability, contributing to the educational goals of the CS research. While the campaign is active throughout the national territory, it is focused however in the Argentario area (GFCM sub-area 9) with the partnership of local organisations. In fact, the literature recommends local community activities and underlines the importance of developing initiatives to connect volunteers and researchers to build a sense of community. In order to support the campaign and to engage people, various kind of activities have been planned in different contexts as restaurants, cultural and recreational places as aquarium and boat fishing for tourism. Supporting material has been developed and a mini-guide on sustainable consumption of marine resources has been ideated and provided
Sustainable food consumption and Nature conservation processes. Educational considerations
No full textThe topic of an agricultural production that respects natural ecosystems is currently very relevant, as it is being tackled by international agencies such as FAO and IPCC, focusing on the double link between biodiversity conservation processes and sustainable agriculture, creating a virtuous circular process. In this context, the adoption of sustainable eating habits, which heavily relies on educational processes, is indispensable. Our contribution describes the relationship between nature conservation and food consumption within a sustainability framework, while also reflecting on the potential impact of educational projects on sustainable food consumption items through a literature analysis. To minimize the impact of food consumption on nature, we propose some considerations on Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) environmental education concerning: the potential of SCP nodes in the environmental conceptual education network; the potential of SCP environmental education in the framework of food availability; the pro-environmental behavior research concerning SCP
"Il pesce giusto": a mobile application for promoting the sustainable consumption of marine resources
No full textInformazioni “ecologicamente corrette” per un consumo responsabile delle risorse marine della pesca
No full textIl crescente stato di depauperamento delle risorse marine è ampiamente descritto nel rapporto FAO “The state of world fisheries and aquaculture” del 2014. Anche la General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean and Black Sea (GFCM) evidenzia, in un rapporto del 2014, come nel Mediterraneo le risorse demersali e pelagiche siano in condizioni di sovrasfruttamento. Questa situazione richiede urgenti misure capaci di incidere a livello ecologico, economico, sociale, e giuridico, capitalizzando le nuove acquisizioni scientifiche per la tutela non solo delle specie ma, degli interi ecosistemi (ecosystem approach). In questa cornice, assumono un peso rilevante le scelte alimentari che le persone compiono in relazione agli stock ittici disponibili. Negli ultimi anni sono state promosse, in Italia ed in Europa, Campagne Informative ed Educative (CIE) per orientare i consumatori verso scelte diversificate e più responsabili sotto il profilo ecologico. In questa sede vengono analizzate nove CIE con il fine di evidenziarne i punti di forza e di debolezza sia sotto il profilo informativo che educativo. Da un’analisi comparativa si rilevano infatti numerose incongruenze tra le liste di specie che vengono presentate al pubblico. D'altra parte, le banche dati IUCN, FAO e alcune importanti normative nazionali e internazionali restituiscono un quadro della gestione delle risorse marine di difficile interpretazione se si vogliono ottenere dati sintetici da utilizzare ai fini dell'orientamento al consumo responsabile. Dal punto di vista educativo, le CIE presentano spesso obiettivi educativi non chiari e scarsa esplicitazione dell’impatto delle attività umane sulle specie a rischio e sugli habitat sensibili
A focus on local public participation in scientific research: citizen science in the Italian landscape
No full textBiodiversità e consumo sostenibile: il ruolo di esperienze e norme ambientali durante l’infanzia nelle scelte alimentari,
No full textThe role of consumers’ knowledge on the sustainable seafood consumption: a case study in the Argentario area, XXVIII Italian Ecological Society (S.It.E.) Conference, Cagliari, 12-14 November 2018
No full textThe Italian Citizen Science landscape: a descriptive analysis to understand the public participation in scientific research
No full textWhen citizens do science: an overview of public participation in scientific research in Italy,
No full textOver the recent years citizens have had the opportunity to play a valuable role in contributing to projects conducted in collaboration with universities, government agencies and NGOs. Such initiatives have become increasingly popular and have been given various terms, including citizen science, volunteer monitoring, public participatory research. These initiatives are diverse and don’t necessarily require the involvement of the academia. There are worldwide numerous inspiring local projects on land and resources monitoring thanks to the cooperation of citizens, communities and committees. Our goal is to give an overview of the entire landscape of Public Participation in Scientific Research (PPSR) in Italy. A questionnaire has been subjected first of all to international opinion leaders and then to the coordinators of the various Italian participatory projects through the use of social media, blog, email and interviews. The required information concerned the essence of the project, the discipline area, the organisation and the nature of the involvement of volunteers. The results show a growing development of partecipative activities, still with a strong prevalence of projects in strictly natural areas, while are lacking the contributions on other disciplines. Besides most of the projects are yet characterized by a top-down approach for citizens' participation
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