10 recommendations for strengthening citizen science for improved societal and ecological outcomes: A co-produced analysis of challenges and opportunities in the 21st century

Jack S Nunn, Håkon da Silva Hyldmo, Lauren McKnight, Heather McCulloch, Jennifer Lavers, Julie Old, Laura Smith, Nicola Grobler, Cheryl Tan Kay Yin, Wing Yan Chan, Candice Raeburn, Nittya S. M. Simard, Adam Kingsley Smith, Sam Van Holsbeeck, Eleanor Drinkwater, Kit Prendergast, Emma Burrows, Christopher L. Lawson

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0331161
Published: 2026-07-01
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pone.0331161,
  title = {10 recommendations for strengthening citizen science for improved societal and ecological outcomes: A co-produced analysis of challenges and opportunities in the 21st century},
  author = {Jack S Nunn and Håkon da Silva Hyldmo and Lauren McKnight and Heather McCulloch and Jennifer Lavers and Julie Old and Laura Smith and Nicola Grobler and Cheryl Tan Kay Yin and Wing Yan Chan and Candice Raeburn and Nittya S. M. Simard and Adam Kingsley Smith and Sam Van Holsbeeck and Eleanor Drinkwater and Kit Prendergast and Emma Burrows and Christopher L. Lawson},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PLOS One},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0331161},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0331161}
}

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AU  - Cheryl Tan Kay Yin
AU  - Wing Yan Chan
AU  - Candice Raeburn
AU  - Nittya S. M. Simard
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Nunn, J. S., Hyldmo, H. D. S., McKnight, L., McCulloch, H., Lavers, J., Old, J., Smith, L., Grobler, N., Yin, C. T. K., Chan, W. Y., Raeburn, C., Simard, N. S. M., Smith, A. K., Holsbeeck, S. V., Drinkwater, E., Prendergast, K., Burrows, E., & Lawson, C. L. (2026). 10 recommendations for strengthening citizen science for improved societal and ecological outcomes: A co-produced analysis of challenges and opportunities in the 21st century. PLOS One. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0331161

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