Beach Litter Intelligence Programme Workshop held at the Nursery – 7 December 2019
Sustainable Coastlines came south and held a litter data collection workshops/training – showing those participating what they are offering to community groups, school and volunteers to enable them to take part in a long term beach litter monitoring effort. We found out about the project (see attached) and how it contributes to an accurate picture of the beach litter problem in New Zealand being built. A minimum of 108 beach sites across Aotearoa will be monitored at least four times per year for the next three years, and Sustainable Coastlines provide the training and tools required for volunteers to take part in this project as Citizen Scientists. As part of the day we set up a monitoring site at Oreti Beach, learning the methodology and loading the litter data (from our comprehensive sorting effort) into a nationwide beach litter Citizen Science Platform/App Sustainable Coastlines have developed specifically for the project. It was a great day. If you’re interested in being involved in this programme and future workshops get in touch with Sustainable Coastlines - Ben Knight / Programmes Coordinator [Enable JavaScript to view protected content] / +64 22 1974100. www.sustainablecoastlines.org
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Posted: 13 December 2019