Community-based monitoring of Alaska’s coastal and ocean environment : best practices for linking Alaska citizens with science.

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2015Editor
Sigman, Marilyn
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A Community-Based Monitoring (CBM)
workshop was convened in Anchorage, Alaska,
on April 1-2, 2014. The purpose was to bring
together scientists, practitioners, community
members, and funders involved in CBM to
identify and respond to common issues and
share successful practices for CBM in Alaska.
The best practices presented here are the
results of presentations and discussions at the
workshop. Subject areas explored included a
comparison of the perspectives of diverse
participants in Alaska CBM programs; designing
for success; collecting, interpreting, and using
scientific data and Traditional Knowledge; and
measuring success.
The best practices for successful CBM
programs that emerged from the workshop
include
• The need for monitoring and the intended
use of the data are clearly identified.
• The program has clearly identified benefits
for the community, including the involvement
of youth whenever possible.
• A scientist, agency, or organization is
committed .....
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Alaska Sea Grant College ProgramFairbanks, AK
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Alaska Sea Grant Program;SG-ED-78Document Language
enSustainable Development Goals (SDG)
14.aEssential Ocean Variables (EOV)
N/ASpatial Coverage
Alaska watersDOI Original
http://doi.org/10.4027/cbmacoe.2015Citation
Sigman, Marilyn (ed.) (2015) Community-based monitoring of Alaska’s coastal and ocean environment : best practices for linking Alaska citizens with science. Fairbanks, AK, Alaska Sea Grant Program, 37pp. (SG-ED-78). DOI: http://doi.org/10.4027/cbmacoe.2015Collections
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