To protect biodiversity and ecosystems we need to know more about them. BIOMA scientists are working on research in many geographic regions, but we do not have the capacity to study all the places we would like to, so we need your financial aid! Citizen science consists of the contribution to the scientific knowledge and to the resolution of questions posed in scientific programs of study through the participation of citizen volunteers who generally are not specialists in the topic to be investigated. Considering the capacity to accumulate millions of citizens involved in science around the world, the amount of data that can be generated is incredibly large, especially relevant to issues such as the conservation of ecosystems and biodiversity. In addition to their active contribution to science, citizens engaged in these subject initiatives acquire new knowledge and skills, as well as a deeper understanding of the scientific work . From BIOMA we want to promote the development of citizen science projects at partnership with the volunteer community that allow closer links between scientific institutions and society, thus contributing to an open and more democratic research . Some examples of citizen science projects carried out to date are Life+Respira, Liquencity II and the Biomarathon. If you have questions about our citizen science projects and would like to get involved in them, you can write an email to apply for to volunteer. volunteer.

In order to fulfill our task of bringing science closer to the citizens, the researchers integrated in Biodiversity and Environment Institute have created a blog blog in which we present in a rigorous and informative way the research, the discoveries and activities that take place both at BIOMA and in different parts of the world. In it we also include answers to questions or curiosities that citizens send us about different environmental issues. 

The University of Navarra is fortunate to house, within its School of Science museumthat brings work more than half a century of research teaching biodiversity and environmental issues, resulting in a collection comprising 25 million specimens, one million museum records, and more than 10,000 species of animals and plants. Among its objectives is promote educational promote with young people through workshops, conferences, visits, and exhibitions that convey to new generations the values of defending biodiversity, caring for the environment, and the value of science in the service of nature and humanity. Capitalizing on the appeal of science and nature for a large segment of the population, the Science Museum serves as a focal point and a bridge between science and society, catering not only to schoolchildren and their teachers but also to families and society at large. Likewise, the Museum seeks to raise awareness of all scientific activities related to the environment and sustainability, promote Education environmental ethics, disseminate knowledge the natural environment, and encourage scientific vocations among young people. It is therefore a meeting the University knowledge dissemination outreach and knowledge dissemination activities. To learn more about the activities taking place at the University of Navarra’s Science Museum, clickhere.