August 29th, 2025
Local Observation.org portals launched in four countries of SE Europe
During April and May, official launch events for national Observation.org platforms were held in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and Montenegro. The partners from these countries have decided to incorporate Observation.org as their official national platform for collecting bird data and have translated it into local languages. This development has been possible thanks to the LIFE22-PLP-ES-EBP reinforcement project and is an important first step towards making the data collection more accessible to wider public in these respective countries, enabling capacity building and growth within the ornithological network as well as increasing qualitative and quantitative data collection.
In Albania, the partner AOS (Albanian OrnithologicalSociety) held the launching event at Divjaka-Karavasta National Park. The event was attended by 31 students, along with staff from the Regional Administration for Protected Areas (RAPA) Fier. Participants had a chance to listen to a lecture where topics of citizen science, bird monitoring and importance of complete lists were stressed along with presenting the Observation as a national platform, followed by a guided field activity at the lagoon. This was a practical way of presenting the usage of the Observation app, and familiarizing participants with the app’s main features.