Citizen Science Resources
People & Organizations to Connect With
Organizations, networks and communities connected to citizen science and related areas.
Organizations & Networks
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Partner organizations and citizen science networks MCSA works with will be listed here once verified.
125 reviewed citizen-science organizations and networks from across Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East, North America, Oceania, and global and international bodies. Each entry records where the organization is based and the geographic scope of its work as separate fields, and links to its official website. MCSA functions as a directory and discovery point; it does not reproduce the organizations’ content.
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Citizen Science Around the World
Each marker is a reviewed organization or network, placed at its headquarters or primary office. Clusters group nearby organizations — zoom in or click a cluster to expand it. Click a marker for a compact card, or browse the full alphabetical directory below.
125 of 125 mapped
The map shows 125 organizations. The complete directory, including any organizations without mapped coordinates, is available in the alphabetical list below and is fully searchable.
Directory
Organizations & Networks A–Z
125 organizations
A
Bengaluru, IndiaNational scopeResearch institute
Indian ecology and citizen science
Raleigh, United StatesInternational scopeAssociation
Participatory sciences association
Canberra, AustraliaNational scopePlatform organization
Australian biodiversity data and citizen science
Sydney, AustraliaNational scopeAssociation
Australian citizen science association
Buenos Aires, ArgentinaNational scopeAssociation
Bird conservation and citizen science
Montevideo, UruguayNational scopeAssociation
Uruguayan bird study and citizen science
B
Dhaka, BangladeshNational scopeAssociation
Bangladeshi bird observation and citizen science
Yangon, MyanmarNational scopeAssociation
Myanmar biodiversity and citizen science
Kathmandu, NepalNational scopeAssociation
Nepalese bird conservation and citizen science
Bangkok, ThailandNational scopeAssociation
Thai bird conservation and citizen science
Bujumbura, BurundiNational scopeAssociation
Burundian bird conservation and citizen science
Cambridge, United KingdomGlobal scopeInternational body
Global bird conservation and citizen science
Port Rowan, CanadaNational scopeResearch institute
Canadian bird monitoring and citizen science
St. Thomas, United States Virgin IslandsRegional scopeNetwork
Caribbean bird monitoring and citizen science
Lusaka, ZambiaNational scopeAssociation
Zambian bird monitoring and citizen science
Mumbai, IndiaNational scopeAssociation
Indian natural history and citizen science bird monitoring
Thetford, United KingdomNational scopeResearch institute
Volunteer bird monitoring and research
Stirling, United KingdomNational scopeAssociation
Bumblebee conservation and citizen science
Berlin, GermanyNational scopeNetwork
German citizen science platform and network
Bogor, IndonesiaNational scopeAssociation
Indonesian bird conservation and citizen science
Wareham, United KingdomNational scopeAssociation
Butterfly and moth conservation and citizen science
C
Lisbon, PortugalNational scopeGovernment institution
Public science engagement and citizen science
Nairobi, KenyaRegional scopeAssociation
African citizen science network
Brno, Czech RepublicNational scopeNetwork
Czech citizen science platform
Geneva, SwitzerlandGlobal scopeInternational body
Global citizen science partnership
Rome, ItalyNational scopeNetwork
Italian citizen science network
Tokyo, JapanNational scopeNetwork
Japanese citizen science network
Amsterdam, NetherlandsNational scopePlatform organization
Dutch citizen science platform
Zurich, SwitzerlandNational scopeUniversity center
Citizen science competence center
Singapore, SingaporeRegional scopeNetwork
Asian citizen science network and capacity building
Fort Collins, United StatesGlobal scopePlatform organization
Citizen science project management platform
Santiago, ChileNational scopeAssociation
Chilean nature conservation and citizen science
Mexico City, MexicoNational scopeGovernment institution
Mexican biodiversity and citizen science
Arlington, United StatesGlobal scopeInternational body
Global conservation and citizen science
Warsaw, PolandNational scopeResearch institute
Science engagement and citizen science
Ithaca, United StatesGlobal scopeUniversity center
Ornithology and citizen science
Canberra, AustraliaNational scopeResearch institute
Australian science and citizen science infrastructure
D
Wellington, New ZealandNational scopeGovernment institution
New Zealand conservation and citizen science
Ankara, TurkeyNational scopeAssociation
Turkish nature conservation and citizen science
E
Oxford, United KingdomInternational scopeResearch institute
Environmental citizen science and field research
Boston, United StatesGlobal scopeResearch institute
Field-based citizen science expeditions
Ithaca, United StatesGlobal scopePlatform organization
Global bird observation database
Johannesburg, South AfricaNational scopeAssociation
South African wildlife conservation and citizen science
Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesNational scopeGovernment institution
Emirati environment and citizen science
Tartu, EstoniaNational scopeAssociation
Natural history and citizen biodiversity observation
Addis Ababa, EthiopiaNational scopeAssociation
Ethiopian bird monitoring and citizen science
Berlin, GermanyEuropean scopePlatform organization
European citizen science knowledge hub
Nijmegen, NetherlandsEuropean scopeNetwork
Pan-European bird population monitoring
Berlin, GermanyEuropean scopeAssociation
Citizen science network and advocacy
F
Colombo, Sri LankaNational scopeUniversity center
Sri Lankan bird study and citizen science
Shrewsbury, United KingdomNational scopeResearch institute
Environmental education and biological recording
Helsinki, FinlandNational scopeResearch institute
Biodiversity informatics and citizen science
G
Accra, GhanaNational scopeAssociation
Ghanaian wildlife conservation and citizen science
Geneva, SwitzerlandGlobal scopeInternational body
Earth observation and citizen science
Asunción, ParaguayNational scopeAssociation
Paraguayan bird conservation and citizen science
H
Jerusalem, IsraelNational scopeResearch institute
Israeli ecosystem monitoring and citizen science
Quezon City, PhilippinesNational scopeAssociation
Philippine biodiversity and citizen science
Hong Kong, ChinaCity scopeAssociation
Hong Kong bird study and citizen science
I
Zaragoza, SpainNational scopeAssociation
Spanish citizen science foundation and platform
Garðabær, IcelandNational scopeGovernment institution
Icelandic nature research and citizen monitoring
San Francisco, United StatesGlobal scopePlatform organization
Biodiversity observation network
Bogotá, ColombiaNational scopeResearch institute
Colombian biodiversity research and citizen science
Gland, SwitzerlandGlobal scopeInternational body
Global conservation and citizen science
Milton Keynes, United KingdomGlobal scopePlatform organization
Online species identification and citizen science
L
Rochefort, FranceNational scopeAssociation
French bird conservation and citizen science
M
Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaNational scopeAssociation
Malaysian nature conservation and citizen science
Berlin, GermanyNational scopeResearch institute
Natural history research and citizen science
N
Washington, United StatesGlobal scopeGovernment institution
Space and earth science citizen science
Waterford, IrelandNational scopeResearch institute
Irish biodiversity recording and citizen science
Nottingham, United KingdomNational scopeNetwork
UK biodiversity data network
Washington, United StatesGlobal scopeResearch institute
Exploration and field science
Incheon, South KoreaNational scopeGovernment institution
Korean biodiversity and citizen science
Nairobi, KenyaNational scopeGovernment institution
Kenyan natural history and citizen science
Nairobi, KenyaNational scopeAssociation
Kenyan biodiversity and citizen science bird monitoring
Kigali, RwandaNational scopeAssociation
Rwandan biodiversity and citizen science
Mahé, SeychellesNational scopeAssociation
Seychelles conservation and citizen science
Singapore, SingaporeNational scopeAssociation
Singapore nature conservation and citizen science
Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaNational scopeAssociation
Tanzanian bird conservation and citizen science
Kampala, UgandaNational scopeAssociation
Ugandan biodiversity and citizen science bird monitoring
Guelph, CanadaNational scopeNetwork
Canadian nature monitoring citizen science
Wellington, New ZealandNational scopePlatform organization
New Zealand biodiversity observation network
Berlin, GermanyNational scopeAssociation
German nature conservation and citizen science
Madrid, SpainNational scopePlatform organization
Spanish biodiversity observation platform
Wageningen, NetherlandsNational scopeResearch institute
Ecological research and citizen science
Lagos, NigeriaNational scopeAssociation
Nigerian conservation and citizen science
Silver Spring, United StatesNational scopeGovernment institution
Weather, ocean, and climate citizen science
Trondheim, NorwayNational scopeGovernment institution
Species mapping and citizen biodiversity reporting
O
Zaragoza, SpainNational scopeNetwork
Spanish citizen science observatory
Vancouver, CanadaInternational scopeResearch institute
Ocean conservation and citizen science
Paris, FranceGlobal scopeInternational body
Citizen science policy and evidence
Athens, GreeceEuropean scopePlatform organization
Open science infrastructure
P
New Orleans, United StatesGlobal scopeCommunity organization
Community-led environmental monitoring
R
Santiago, ChileRegional scopeNetwork
Latin American citizen science network
Geneva, SwitzerlandGlobal scopeInternational body
Research data standards and sharing
Amman, JordanNational scopeAssociation
Jordanian nature conservation and citizen science
S
Coimbatore, IndiaNational scopeResearch institute
Indian ornithology and citizen science
São Paulo, BrazilNational scopeAssociation
Brazilian bird conservation and citizen science
Bern, SwitzerlandNational scopeNetwork
Swiss citizen science network
Athens, GreeceNational scopeCommunity organization
Science communication and citizen science
Barcelona, SpainEuropean scopeCommunity organization
Citizen science for social and environmental action
Paris, FranceNational scopeNetwork
French participatory science programs
Tempe, United StatesGlobal scopePlatform organization
Citizen science project discovery and participation
Leuven, BelgiumNational scopeResearch institute
Flemish citizen science knowledge center
Apia, SamoaRegional scopeInternational body
Pacific environment and citizen science
Rio de Janeiro, BrazilNational scopeGovernment institution
Brazilian biodiversity data and citizen science
Uppsala, SwedenNational scopeResearch institute
Swedish species monitoring and citizen science
Tel Aviv, IsraelNational scopeAssociation
Israeli nature conservation and citizen science
Beirut, LebanonNational scopeAssociation
Lebanese nature conservation and citizen science
Pretoria, South AfricaNational scopeGovernment institution
South African biodiversity and citizen science
T
Arusha, TanzaniaNational scopeGovernment institution
Tanzanian wildlife research and monitoring
Montpellier, FranceNational scopeNetwork
French-speaking botanist network and citizen science
Washington, United StatesGlobal scopeGovernment institution
School-based earth science citizen science
U
Nairobi, KenyaGlobal scopeInternational body
Global environment and citizen science
Paris, FranceGlobal scopeInternational body
International science and open science
Cape Town, South AfricaNational scopeUniversity center
African biodiversity atlases and citizen science
Washington, United StatesNational scopeGovernment institution
US federal citizen science coordination
Reston, United StatesNational scopeGovernment institution
Earth and natural science citizen science
V
Paris, FranceNational scopeUniversity center
French biodiversity citizen science programmes
W
Amsterdam, NetherlandsNational scopeResearch institute
Citizen science and maker technology
Tokyo, JapanNational scopeAssociation
Japanese bird study and citizen science
Berlin, GermanyNational scopePlatform organization
German science communication and citizen science platform
Gland, SwitzerlandGlobal scopeInternational body
Global conservation and citizen science
Z
Geneva, SwitzerlandGlobal scopePlatform organization
Open data repository for citizen science
Chicago, United StatesGlobal scopePlatform organization
Online citizen science project platform
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Vienna, AustriaNational scopeNetwork
Austrian citizen science network
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