News

Updates from the network.

A running record of milestones, publications, and events from across the Partnership.

June 2025

Integrating citizen science data into official statistics for air quality monitoring

A community session looked at what it takes for national statistics offices to accept and use citizen-collected air quality data alongside official monitoring networks.

2025

Charter for Citizen Science and Multilateral Environmental Agreements published

An updated charter sets out how citizen science can support the reporting and implementation obligations of multilateral environmental agreements.

October 2022

Formation of the Partnership welcomed worldwide

Citizen science networks and practitioners from around the world marked the formation of the Global Citizen Science Partnership as a milestone for the field.

October 2021

Introduced at the UN World Data Forum

The Partnership was formally introduced during a session at the UN World Data Forum in Bern, Switzerland, alongside concrete examples of citizen science data already in use for SDG monitoring.