Environment Minister Francisca Toledo arrived this Friday morning at the flowering desert, in the Atacama Region, to promote the protection of the country's ecosystems, as part of the national environment [celebration].
The minister, together with Undersecretary José Ignacio Vial, called on visitors to share the photos they take of nature on the citizen science platform iNaturalist Chile.
"We want people from all regions to become nature scientists. Every observation uploaded to iNaturalist Chile helps us learn about the characteristics of our species, how they are distributed across ecosystems, understand their ecological relationships, and identify possible threats to their conservation," said Minister Toledo.
In detail, the science social network, administered in Chile by the Ministry of the Environment (MMA), allows users to record, share, and identify observations of plants, animals, and fungi.
In addition, being a collaborative network, it connects citizens with researchers, specialists, organizations, and authorities around the knowledge and conservation of biodiversity.
How to participate
From the MMA, they indicated that the first step to share content on the social network is to register. To upload observations, a user account is needed, which can be created at inaturalist.mma.gob.cl/signup, in the app, or on the website. The app is free and can be downloaded on any…
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Environment Minister Francisca Toledo traveled this Friday morning to the flowering desert in the Atacama Region to promote the protection of the country's ecosystems, as part of the national environment [event]. The minister, together with Undersecretary José Ignacio Vial, called on visitors to share the photos they take of nature on the citizen science platform iNaturalist Chile.
"We want people from all regions to become nature scientists. Every observation uploaded to iNaturalist Chile helps us learn about the characteristics of our species, how they are distributed across ecosystems, understand their ecological relationships, and identify possible threats to their conservation," said Minister Toledo.
In detail, the citizen science network administered in Chile by the Ministry of the Environment (MMA) allows users to record, share, and identify observations of plants, animals, and fungi.
Darwin's frog. PHOTO: Andrés Charrier
In addition, being a collaborative network, it connects citizens with researchers, specialists, organizations, and authorities around the knowledge and conservation of biodiversity.
How to participate
From the MMA, they indicated that the first step to share content on the social network is to register. To upload observations, a user account is needed, which can be created at inaturalist.mma.gob.cl/signup, in the app, or on the website. The app is free and can be downloaded on any mobile device.
Then, simply observe and photograph plants, birds, insects, reptiles, amphibians, or other species. If the species is unknown, iNaturalist suggests options and the community of observers helps identify it. For example, for the flowering desert project, observations between Arica and Coquimbo are considered.
The ministry explained that each observation becomes open data used by scientists, conservationists, and researchers around the world. In this way, each photo becomes part of a global record of biodiversity.