Many possibilities for students as citizen scientists: a supplement to Forti (2023)

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Acknowledgements

We thank each of the 707 citizen scientists who contributed to our projects, and the schools where some of the projects were carried out. Specifically: JVAL thanks staff and students from EEEMF Frederico Pretti; JDG thanks staff and students from EMEF Dom Benedito Paulo Alves de Souza; GBM thanks staff and students from EE Capitão Pedro Monteiro do Amaral; SK thanks the #cidadãoasf coordinating team and participants, the Provost of Culture and University Extension at University of São Paulo (USP), and the SURPASS2 project (Safeguarding pollination services in a changing world); LAK thanks the monitors and participants of the De Olho na Costa Project, the Graduate Program in Evolution and Diversity of the UFABC and the Provost of Culture and University Extension of the UFABC. NPGL is grateful to all her students and collaborators at the UFABC, USP, SURPASS2 INMA, and RBCC, whose contributions have been instrumental in advancing the field of citizen science in Brazil. The Cantoria de Quintal project is operated under the umbrella of the Programa de Capacitação Institucional (PCI/MCTI) of the Instituto Nacional da Mata Atlântica (INMA).

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Funding

This work was supported by the [Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)] under Grant [#301349/2023-1 and #317325/2023-0]; Federal University of ABC (UFABC); Fundação de Amparo e Apoio à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) under Grants [2018/14994-1; 2019/26760-8 and 2022/06862-3]; and Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES).

Notes on contributors

João Victor A. Lacerda

João Victor A Lacerda has a PhD in zoology and is currently a research fellow at National Institute of the Atlantic Forest (INMA), Brazil.

Sheina Koffler

Sheina Koffler holds a PhD in ecology, served as postdoctoral researcher at University of São Paulo (USP, 2021–2023), is currently a postdoctoral researcher at Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), and is a founding member of the Brazilian Citizen Science Network (RBCC).

Janaina Dutra Gonzalez

Janaina Dutra Gonzalez is a science and biology teacher, and currently an MSc candidate in teaching and history of science and mathematics at the Federal University of ABC (UFABC), Brazil.

Gustavo Bellini Monteiro

Gustavo Bellini Monteiro is a botanist, a science and biology teacher, and a current MSc candidate in teaching and history of science and mathematics at the Federal University of ABC (UFABC), Brazil.

Larissa de Araújo Kawabe

Larissa de Araújo Kawabe is a PhD candidate in evolution and diversity at the Federal University of ABC (UFABC) and is a founding member of the Brazilian Citizen Science Network (RBCC).

Michelle Mendes

Michelle Mendes is a science teacher, and currently a PhD candidate in science and mathematics education at the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Brazil.

Pedro Bravo

Pedro Bravo holds a PhD in philosophy from the University of São Paulo (USP) and is currently a philosophy teacher of secondary technical education.

Natalia Pirani Ghilardi-Lopes

Natalia Pirani Ghilardi-Lopes holds a PhD in Botany, is currently an associate professor at the Federal University of ABC (UFABC), a supervisor at the National Institute of the Atlantic Forest and is a founding member of the Brazilian Citize Science Network (RBCC).