WWF announces a new method for people who are aware of the environment to collect data on the problems suffered by Canarian species, both marine and terrestrial. Through a citizen science project called 'The eyes of the Guirre', geolocated data can be collected on the different threats facing the Canary Islands.
WWF adds its twenty-third consecutive year in the volunteer campaign to improve the conservation status of nature in the Chinijo Archipelago, through which more than 1650 volunteers have passed. The NGO assures that it is considered the most emblematic natural space in the Canary Islands, being one of the enclaves of greatest natural interest in the Canary Islands, due to its great biological and geological diversity, as well as its ecological and landscape importance.
This year, the work of fifty volunteers will carry out habitat restoration activities, collection of plastics from the coast, environmental awareness and evaluation of the state of natural resources. In addition, the NGO announces that it will be present on the islet of Alegranza in the months of October and November, in collaboration with the Teguise City Council and the Lanzarote Cabildo.
'The eyes of the Guirre' Project
The novelty of WWF, and in its volunteer campaign, is the expansion in the conservation work with volunteers from the entire population of the Canary Islands, with the aim of involving all the inhabitants of the archipelago. In addition, participation will be channeled through the citizen science project 'The eyes of the Guirre', which is based on a free and easy-to-use mobile application, where data on the problems of Canarian species can be collected.
Currently, users will be able to collect information on more than 20 problems on marine and terrestrial fauna, as well as their major threats, which are organized into five major themes: endangered species such as sea turtles, invasive alien species, illegal dumping, injured fauna and plastics and fishing waste.
