LIFE-NITRAZENS
Citizen Science for Nitrate Monitoring
ABOUT THE PROJECT
LIFE-NITRAZENS seeks to create a sustainable and replicable model for reducing nitrate pollution in water.
The LIFE-NITRAZENS project addresses a crucial global challenge: nitrate pollution in water, a major threat to both ecosystems and human health.
Nitrate pollution, caused mainly by agricultural runoff and inadequate management of organic waste, leads to environmental degradation, including eutrophication of water bodies and serious health risks such as methaemoglobinaemia and cancer.
PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS
Project type: European
Duration: 2025-2027
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
- Develop a citizen science project that involves citizens in monitoring nitrate concentrations in surface water, groundwater and drinking water in the six designated pilot areas.
- Develop Good Management Practice (GMP) guidelines to optimise fertiliser use and provide training in behaviour change and capacity building to encourage the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices that reduce nitrate pollution.
- Involve citizens in information and awareness campaigns to increase knowledge about the importance of nitrate-free water and the impacts of this pollutant on the environment and human health.
- Ensure the replication and reliable transfer of project results by validating the tools and strategies developed in Portugal, applying the Mutual Learning Exercise methodology.
IBERCIVIS’ ROLE
Ibercivis supports and participates in the work plan that will introduce citizen science methodologies through missions and data collection campaigns co-designed by all stakeholders involved in the project’s pilot areas.
In addition, it coordinates the work package responsible for the communication, dissemination and exploitation of the project’s results, as well as communication activities during its implementation and development. It develops the communication strategy while developing the project’s visual identity, website and social media presence.
Finally, Ibercivis contributes to the establishment of the scientific protocols generated by the project and the After-LIFE plan, ensuring its survival and replicability.
OUR ACTIVITIES
Leadership of the project’s communication, dissemination and exploitation work package.
