Dawn Chorus vs NG4P

Dawn Chorus is a project that combines conservation, science, and art. Under the motto Stop and Listen, it creatively brings humans and nature back together: People around the world take a minute in the morning to listen to the bird concert around them, record it, and upload it to a global database. This data is made available to art and science in order to gain insights into the conservation of biodiversity, for example. With the Dawn Chorus app, users can easily and quickly make their recordings. They can also learn more about bird songs and give free rein to their creativity – for example, with the media art feature "Sonic Feather," which transforms movement and sound into art. The app's data is only used in anonymous form and solely for scientific and artistic purposes. The app also works offline; in this case, the data is stored locally on the smartphone and can be uploaded later. Dawn Chorus was launched in 2020 as a citizen science and arts project by BIOTOPIA – Nature Museum Bavaria (Munich) and the Art and Nature Foundation (Nantesbuch), in collaboration with the Max Planck Society. The Bavarian State Association for Bird Conservation (LBV) is also a partner. More information at https://dawn-chorus.org/.

The NG4P App is a Citizen Science project promoted by the Botanical Garden “Selva di Gallignano” and the Marche Polytechnic University to learn about observing pollinator insects and wildflowers in the central Marche region. It is a part of the NextGen4Pollinators (NG4P) project, developed with the support of the Cariverona Foundation within the Format 2022 project, aimed at raising awareness among young generations and citizens on the importance of pollinators and how they can be protected and preserved for the future, also through the protection of their natural habitats. Pollinator populations, essentials for biodiversity and our own existence, have been declining for decades due to several factors including habitat loss through fragmentation, pesticide use, spread of exotic species and climate change. With the NG4P App, you can learn to observe pollinators and the most common plant species spread in the central Marche region, upload photos, and videos of your observations, and receive feedback on correct identification.