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The Role of Citizen Science in Promoting Ocean and Water Literacy in School Communities: The ProBleu Methodology

Luigi Ceccaroni
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Sasha Marie Woods
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Eglė Butkevičienė
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Stephen Parkinson
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James Sprinks
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Pedro Costa
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Stefan Simis
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Gennadi Lessin
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Sonia Liñán
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Berta Companys
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Elisabet Bonfill
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Jaume Piera
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Version 1 : Received: 5 June 2023 / Approved: 6 June 2023 / Online: 6 June 2023 (08:14:18 CEST)

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Ceccaroni, L.; Woods, S.M.; Butkevičienė, E.; Parkinson, S.; Sprinks, J.; Costa, P.; Simis, S.G.H.; Lessin, G.; Liñán, S.; Companys, B.; Bonfill, E.; Piera, J. The Role of Citizen Science in Promoting Ocean and Water Literacy in School Communities: The ProBleu Methodology. Sustainability 2023, 15, 11410. Ceccaroni, L.; Woods, S.M.; Butkevičienė, E.; Parkinson, S.; Sprinks, J.; Costa, P.; Simis, S.G.H.; Lessin, G.; Liñán, S.; Companys, B.; Bonfill, E.; Piera, J. The Role of Citizen Science in Promoting Ocean and Water Literacy in School Communities: The ProBleu Methodology. Sustainability 2023, 15, 11410.

Abstract

Human activities continue to degrade oceanic, coastal and inland waters. The generational change in the role of society in actively looking after the health of water resources can be achieved through the expansion of ocean and water literacy in schools. The Network of European Blue Schools established under the EU4Ocean Coalition for Ocean Literacy has improved ocean and water literacy; however, this Network needs to grow and be supported. Here we present ProBleu; a recently funded EU project that will expand and support the Network, partly through the use of citizen science. The core of the proposed methodology is facilitating school activities related to ocean and water literacy through funding calls to sustain and enrich current school activities, and kick-start and support new activities. The outcomes of the project are anticipated to have wide and long-term impacts across society, oceanic, coastal and inland water environments.

Keywords

education; schools; ocean literacy; citizen science; SDGs

Subject

Social Sciences, Education

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