Marine, Coast and Estuarine Citizen Science Review to inform marine Natural Capital in English Waters

The primary aim of the NCEA programme is to collect data to build the evidence base on the extent and condition of England's natural capital. Citizen Science is one of the cross-cutting tools we have for collecting these data, alongside professional surveys, and earth observation. Citizen Science is already essential to environmental policy, forming the majority of current biodiversity monitoring in the UK. It complements and augments standard scientific approaches. Critically it has the potential to contribute eve...