D6.4: CItizen science and its upscaling to a transnational level
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: As one of the final deliverables of the CROPS project, this document acts as an evaluation of all of the project work conducted during the past 3 years. It aggregates and summarises the findings of all outputs from WP2 to WP5, in terms of the current position, strengths and barriers of the citizen science discipline and its ability to become transnational, addressing EU and global concerns. In doing this, findings are angled towards concrete and operational recommendations for future actions aimed towards EU, national, regional and local policy and governance actors. Recommendations made in this deliverable are based on the assessments of WP2, the outputs of WP3 and WP4, and the results and lessons learned from the networks and communities established through WP5. Through this document, it is hoped that meaningful and sustained dialogue can be opened with policy makers within and across the EU to ensure citizen science and community action is supported and embedded in efforts towards EU mission objectives. The structure of the document follows the path of the CROPS concept (see section 1.2), and as such acts as appraisal of the project approach itself. Final policy briefs at each level are presented in the appendices of this document, and are available on the CROPS website (https://crops-cs.eu).
Authors: Sprinks, James, Cruz, Bianca, Witter, Anna
Institutions: Earthwatch Institute, Earthwatch Europe
Language: English
Subfield: Management of Technology and Innovation
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7225699531