Finding Common Ground: Methods For Sustaining Citizen Science Engagement That Increase Indigenous Plant Biodiversity In Southwestern Ontario

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dc.contributor.advisorBazely, Dawn R. A.
dc.contributor.authorBava, Julia Maria
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-10T10:57:09Z
dc.date.available2025-04-10T10:57:09Z
dc.date.copyright2025-01-17
dc.date.issued2025-04-10
dc.date.updated2025-04-10T10:57:08Z
dc.degree.disciplineBiology
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMSc - Master of Science
dc.description.abstractNature-based solutions to address biodiversity loss require supports that reach beyond government grants. The Conservation Impact Bond (CIB) developed by Southwestern Ontario regional conservation charity, Carolinian Canada Coalition, is an example of a novel financial tool to incentivize biodiversity conservation by supporting citizen science. My research evaluated Carolinian Canada’s In The Zone Tracker and its allied programs. A systematic review of the literature about Canadian citizen science projects provided context. (1) The ITZ Program reversed plant biodiversity loss at a local level through planting projects that generated a self-reported increase in native species. (2) Information about citizen science projects was difficult to discover. Academic research into citizen science projects published in peer-reviewed literature creates a more permanent record than web-based, grey literature. (3) Citizen science projects do not necessarily improve science literacy. Rather, the ITZ tracker helped people to find common values and make positive, evidence-informed differences in their communities.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10315/42869
dc.languageen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subject.keywordsCitizen science
dc.subject.keywordsCitizen science engagement
dc.subject.keywordsCommunity science
dc.subject.keywordsCommunity science engagement
dc.subject.keywordsScience engagement
dc.subject.keywordsScience outreach
dc.subject.keywordsPublic science
dc.subject.keywordsEcological data
dc.subject.keywordsShared ecological data
dc.subject.keywordsEcological data sharing
dc.subject.keywordsBiology
dc.subject.keywordsEcology
dc.subject.keywordsBiodiversity
dc.subject.keywordsBiodiversity loss
dc.subject.keywordsConservation
dc.subject.keywordsConservation biology
dc.subject.keywordsNature-based solutions
dc.subject.keywordsClimate change finance
dc.subject.keywordsBiodiversity finance
dc.subject.keywordsEnvironmental finance
dc.subject.keywordsPlant
dc.subject.keywordsPlants
dc.subject.keywordsNative plant
dc.subject.keywordsNative plants
dc.subject.keywordsNative plant species
dc.subject.keywordsIndigenous plant
dc.subject.keywordsIndigenous plants
dc.subject.keywordsIndigenous plant species
dc.subject.keywordsIndigenous knowledge
dc.subject.keywordsPlant awareness
dc.subject.keywordsPlant blindness
dc.subject.keywordsSocial enterprise
dc.subject.keywordsCircular economy
dc.subject.keywordsEnvironmental charity
dc.subject.keywordsEcosystem services
dc.subject.keywordsSustainability
dc.subject.keywordsIn The Zone
dc.subject.keywordsIn The Zone Tracker
dc.subject.keywordsIn The Zone Program
dc.subject.keywordsCarolinian Canada Coalition
dc.subject.keywordsSouthwestern Ontario
dc.subject.keywordsCanada
dc.subject.keywordsCanadian citizen science
dc.titleFinding Common Ground: Methods For Sustaining Citizen Science Engagement That Increase Indigenous Plant Biodiversity In Southwestern Ontario
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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