COVID 19 - Does nature-based citizen science enhance well-being and mitigate negative effects of social isolation?

有人担心新冠肺炎的行动限制和社会隔阂会对人们的福祉和心理健康产生负面影响。众所周知，与自然接触会对人们的福祉产生积极影响，许多组织都在推动这一点。以自然为基础的有益于健康的活动的证据来自“注意自然”活动，人们暂停并享受自然，有时还会做出创造性的反应(例如写作或绘画)。以自然为基础的公民科学是与自然联系的另一种方式，具有协作和特定目的的附加值，但其益处迄今尚未得到评估。我们将开展一项大规模随机试验，通过广播、印刷和社交媒体宣传公民科学和/或注意自然活动对人的本性、联系和福祉的影响。其结果将是基于证据的建议，关于使用和设计基于自然的公民科学，以减轻新冠肺炎危机期间及以后社会孤立的负面影响。

There is concern about the negative impacts of COVID-19 movement restrictions and socialdistancing on people's wellbeing and mental health. Engaging with nature is known to positivelyimpact upon people's wellbeing and this has been promoted by many organisations. Evidence ofthe benefits of nature-based activities on wellbeing has come from 'noticing nature' activitieswhere people pause and enjoy nature, sometimes with a creative response (e.g. writing ordrawing). Nature-based citizen science is another way of connecting with nature and has theadded value of collaboration and having a specific purpose, but its benefits have not so far beenevaluated. We will undertake a large-scale randomised trial of the impact of citizen science and/or'noticing nature' activities on people's nature connectedness and wellbeing, promoted throughbroadcast, print and social media. The outcome will be evidence-based recommendations on theuse and design of nature-based citizen science to mitigate the negative effects of social isolationduring the COVID-19 crisis and beyond.