,,,Participant ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,,A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P,Q,R,S,T,U,V,Sum of scores,Count of those scoring in top three
Category,Rank within category (based on sum of scores),Description,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Opportunities,1,Monitoring habitats and their change,3,,,2,,,2,,,3,,,,2,2,3,,2,3,3,,,25,10
Opportunities,2,Monitoring wildlife/plants (including counting and censusing),1,,,,1,3,1,2,,2,1,,,,1,,3,,,,3,,18,10
Opportunities,3,"Fresh water health (quality of freshwater and quantity, e.g. river flows)",,,,,,,3,,,1,,1,3,,3,,,,2,1,,,14,7
Opportunities,4,Impact of infrastructure development on wildlife and natural resources,,,,,2,1,,1,2,,2,,,,,,,,,2,1,1,12,8
Opportunities,5,Distribution mapping of wildlife/plants,,,,,,,,,,,3,3,,1,,2,,3,,,,,12,5
Opportunities,6,Assessing habitat quality (e.g. using indicators of ‘health’),,3,,,,,,3,,,,2,,3,,,,,,,,,11,4
Opportunities,7,Natural resource mapping,2,2,3,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,10,4
Opportunities,8,"Utilisation of natural resources (legal: including fisheries, medicinal plants, food, fruits, firewood; and incidental including fisheries bycatch and road kill)",,1,,,3,,,,1,,,,,,,,2,1,,,,,8,5
Opportunities,9,"Pollution (incl. by individuals, industry etc., in land, water and air)",,,1,,,2,,,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,6,3
Opportunities,10,"Productivity of food (in agriculture and small-scale, includes pollination)",,,,,,,,,,,,,2,,,,,,,,,3,5,2
Opportunities,11,Detecting invasives,,,2,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,1,,,,4,3
Opportunities,12,"Illegal resource use (incl. poaching, bush meat, plant, wildlife trade)",,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,2,2
Opportunities,13,Human-wildlife conflict (could include quantifying loses from wildlife),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,2,,2,1
Opportunities,14,Understanding people’s potential for citizen science (both doing citizen science and using data from citizen science),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,2,2,1
Opportunities,15,Documenting ILK (indigenous local knowledge),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,1,1
Benefits,1,"Increased awareness, impact, profile, popularisation and appreciation of conservation issues and the environment by individuals, communities, the media, NGOs, governments leading to behavioural change and reduction in conflict",2,,3,3,3,3,3,3,2,3,,,1,,1,3,2,,3,3,3,3,44,17
Benefits,2,"Enhanced data collection, including coverage, resolution (spatial, temporal and taxonomic), accuracy and interdisciplinarity",1,,2,1,,,2,1,,1,,3,,,3,2,,3,1,1,,1,22,13
Benefits,3,"Creating next-generation conservation leaders and champions, including environmental movements",,3,1,,2,2,,,3,,,,2,,2,,,,,,,,15,7
Benefits,4,"Improved conservation action leading to better environment including ecosystem function, ecosystem services and resilience",,,,,,,1,,,,3,,,3,,,3,1,,2,,,13,6
Benefits,5,Improved wellbeing and livelihoods through connection to (and consequent ownership of) nature and sense of belonging,3,,,,,,,2,,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,7,3
Benefits,6,Increased ability to leverage funds through enhanced visibility and enhance sustainability through cost-effectiveness,,1,,,,,,,,,1,,,2,,,,,,,,2,6,4
Benefits,7,"Enhanced capacity and empowerment of all stakeholders in conservation, leading to action, including policy enforcement",,,,,1,,,,,,,,3,,,,,,,,2,,6,3
Benefits,8,"Greater ownership through involvement at every stage, including motivations for monitoring and action, increased trust, tolerance and attitudes to nature. Involvement at every stage leads to ownership and brings many benefits including enhanced motivation for monitoring and action, enhances trust, tolerance and attitudes to nature and conservation",,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,1,,,,1,,5,4
Benefits,9,"Wider user of data, including appropriate dissemination and information as a consequence of wider participation which improves accessibility of data and understanding",,,,,,,,,,,,1,,1,,,,2,,,,,4,3
Benefits,10,Widening perspectives through better integration of indigenous knowledge and reflections from participants,,,,,,,,,,,2,2,,,,,,,,,,,4,2
Benefits,11,Widens participation to all stakeholders (not just elites),,,,2,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,3,2
Benefits,12,"Developing and enhancing skills sets, including organisation and science",,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,2,,,,3,2
Barrier,1,Limited awareness of opportunities,,,,,,3,3,,2,3,2,,,,,3,3,,,,2,2,23,9
Barrier,2,"Limited organizational capacity, including planning, leadership and coordination",1,3,,1,,1,,,3,,,,2,1,1,1,2,,,3,,,19,11
Barrier,3,Lack of interest,,,,,,,,,,2,3,1,,,,,,2,2,,3,,13,6
Barrier,4,Lack of appreciation of the value of citizen science from decision makers,,2,1,,,2,2,3,,,,,,,3,,,,,,,,13,6
Barrier,5,"Limited access to the right technology, including access to the internet and mobile coverage",3,,,,,,,,,,,3,,3,,2,1,,,,,1,13,6
Barrier,6,Lack of skilled participants,,,,3,,,,,,,,,3,,2,,,,,,,3,11,4
Barrier,7,Limited networking and collaboration,2,,3,,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,3,,,,11,4
Barrier,8,Inadequate funding,,,,,,,1,,,1,,,,2,,,,,,2,1,,7,5
Barrier,9,Uneven distribution of citizen scientists,,,,,,,,2,,,1,,,,,,,3,,,,,6,3
Barrier,10,Limited incentives (financial or other),,,,2,2,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,6,4
Barrier,11,Cultural barriers to participation ,,,,,,,,,,,,2,,,,,,1,,,,,3,2
Barrier,12,Limited confidence and trust among participants,,,,,,,,,1,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,2,2
Barrier,13,Data/information not fit for purpose,,1,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,2,2
Barrier,14,Site accessibility,,,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,2,1
Barrier,15,Corruption and democracy in government and local communities,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,1,1
Barrier,16,Language barrier,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,0,0
Barrier,17,"Threat of adverse outcomes, including legal action",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,0,0
Barrier,18,"Lack of understanding between sectors and stakeholders (and conflict of interest, including institutional competition)",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,0,0
Barrier,19,"Limited access to reference sources, e.g. field guides",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,0,0