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Jak můžete pomoci zachránit monarchu stěhovavého – a planetu

1,149,202 views | Mary Ellen Hannibal • TEDWomen 2019

Monarchové stěhovaví umírají po celém světě alarmujícím tempem a hrozí jim vyhynutí, které by mohlo ohrozit i životy lidí. Ale právě my máme to, co tento hmyz může pomoci zachránit, říká autorka Mary Ellen Hannibal. Máme občanské vědce. Zjistěte, jakou klíčovou roli hrají tito místní dobrovolníci při měření a záchraně ubývající populace monarchy stěhovavého a jak byste se mohli k jejich řadám přidat a pomáhat chránit přírodu. (Budete v dobré společnosti, protože i Charles Darwin byl občanský vědec!)

Monarchové stěhovaví umírají po celém světě alarmujícím tempem a hrozí jim vyhynutí, které by mohlo ohrozit i životy lidí. Ale právě my máme to, co tento hmyz může pomoci zachránit, říká autorka Mary Ellen Hannibal. Máme občanské vědce. Zjistěte, jakou klíčovou roli hrají tito místní dobrovolníci při měření a záchraně ubývající populace monarchy stěhovavého a jak byste se mohli k jejich řadám přidat a pomáhat chránit přírodu. (Budete v dobré společnosti, protože i Charles Darwin byl občanský vědec!)

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This talk was presented at an official TED conference. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

Join Mary Ellen Hannibal and Dr. Rebecca Johnson for a discussion on the art, science and soul of citizen science, based on Hannibal's book Citizen Scientist.

Become a citizen scientist by participating in the City Nature Challenge.

Join a community of citizen scientists helping track the impact of COVID-19 and develop a vaccine.