Koala Guardians: Empowering community to protect an Australian icon

考拉守护者：赋权社区保护澳大利亚标志

• 批准号: LP230100317
• 负责人: Dr Romane Cristescu
• 金额: $ 54.45万
• 依托单位: University of the Sunshine Coast
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Linkage Projects
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2024-01-01 至 2027-12-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/LP230100317
• 关键词: Koala; Guardians; Empowering; community; protect

There is an urgent need for innovative approaches to combat widespread decline of koalas. This project aims to develop technology, integrating behavioural change theory and community co-design, to enable the public to participate in koala conservation. This interdisciplinary initiative will harness the power of citizen science to facilitate mutually-beneficial educational interactions. Expected outcomes include the production of innovative solar-powered Bluetooth ear tags and co-designing a smartphone application that educates and incentivises users in recognising signs of koala disease and submitting sightings, by leveraging gamification, outdoor recreation and tourism. This blueprint can be adapted to assist other threatened species.

迫切需要创新的方法来应对考拉的普遍下降。该项目旨在开发技术，将行为改变理论和社区共同设计相结合，使公众能够参与考拉的保护。这一跨学科的举措将利用公民科学的力量，促进互利的教育互动。预期成果包括生产创新的太阳能蓝牙耳标，并共同设计智能手机应用程序，通过利用游戏化，户外娱乐和旅游，教育和激励用户识别考拉疾病的迹象并提交目击报告。这个蓝图可以用来帮助其他受威胁的物种。