Antonella Radicchi

CS4RIVERS – BIODIVERSITY, CITIZEN SCIENCE AND LOCAL CONTEXTS

CS4RIVERS is a citizen science project conducted by the University of Siena within the National Biodiversity Future Centre, a PNRR-funded project that brings together national scientific research excellence and modern technologies to monitor, preserve and restore biodiversity in order to counteract anthropogenic impacts, the effects of climate change and to support ecosystem services in a sustainable way

The project aims to constitute the Citizen Science Observatory of the Ombrone River Basin by involving local communities and stakeholders in monitoring its fluvial biodiversity. Specifically, the project participants are involved in training, data collection and analysis, and definition of policies and strategies for the conservation and protection of the biodiversity of the Ombrone River.

Within the context of this project, from May 2023 to November 2023, I was responsible for ideating, developing and executing the project’s Stakeholder Action Plan which resulted in the creation of a multilevel stakeholder network, including key partners from national, regional and local authorities in addition to local associations, museums, educational partners. See the full list of partnerships here.

YEAR/S

2023-2026

PROJECT PARTNERS

National Biodiversity Future Center
University of Siena’s scientific unit
4-Helix Key Stakeholders

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The CS4RIVERS project is funded through the Piano Nazionale di Ripresa e Resilienza – Ministero Università e Ricerca via European funding #NextGenerationEU.
The project’s visual identity is designed by Orengo & Riondino.