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Citizen science restoration project

Volunteers replanting a riparian strip by a stream, New Zealand.

Citizen scientists are volunteers. Many citizen science projects are aimed at gathering environmental data and preserving te taiao.

Rights: Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research

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