Overview
Join us to explore how digital tools are empowering communities to protect our seas and wetlands.
Discover COSEA, presented by EFFECTIVE project, which allows citizens to monitor coastal changes and contribute valuable data to scientists and policymakers. See how technology turns everyday observations into meaningful insights for ocean conservation.
We will also showcase RESTORE4LIFE applications, designed to support wetland restoration and stakeholder engagement. From Wetland4Life, enabling citizens to assess wetland health, to Solution4Life, guiding restoration decisions, these tools demonstrate the power of community-driven science.
This webinar will show how innovation and collaboration are bridging science and society, helping communities take an active role in safeguarding vital ecosystems.
Programme
14:00
Welcome, Ana Faria, BlueMissionAA / AIR Centre
14:05
Projects Showcase:
– Restore4life Citizen Sciences tools (Wetland4life App)
– EFFECTIVE Citizen Sciences tools (COSEA collaborative platform)
14:45
Q&A session
Speakers
SPEAKER
Philipp Hummer
SPOTTERON
Philipp Hummer is founder of the SPOTTERON App platform (https://www.spotteron.net), supplying Citizen Science and Public Engagement toolkits for both mobile devices and desktops across the globe. With over 10 years experience in application, media and interaction design for Citizen Science, Philipp Hummer and his team have created the collaborative COSEA App toolkit together with two Horizon Europe projects as a new emerging hub for marine Citizen Science. Designed as open for collaboration, COSEA enables institutions, organizations, researchers, and stakeholders to co-use a modern and communication-rich toolkit with interactive mobile Apps, many advanced features, and data connectors: https://www.cosea.app
SPEAKER
Tim Grandjean
Archipelagos – Institute of Marine Conservation
Tim Grandjean is an environmental scientists focused on protecting and restoring wetland and coastal ecosystems. To target efficient protection and meaningful environmental change, the focus of Tim is on community-driven initiatives and to integrate citizen science into conservation, enhancing both public involvement and data collection efficacy. Tim will present the Tools developed by Restore4life project.
Moderator
SPEAKER
Oriane Georges
F6S
Oriane Georges is a Marine Scientist and Bio-industries Engineer dedicated to environmental preservation. She has been working for the past few years on R&D&I EU projects related to marine, environmental, and ecosystems restoration as a Project Manager, Communication Manager, Work Package leader, and Open Call Manager within Blue economy sectors.
Resources
October 15, 2025, Atlantic & Arctic Lighthouse Weekly Hour S03E15: From Sea to Wetlands: Digital Tools for Citizen Science and Monitoring