1. Name of Organisation: |
Army Ornithological Society |
1a. Your e-mail: |
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2. Organisation address: |
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2a. Country: |
United Kingdom |
3. What geographical area does your organisation cover? |
An area within a country |
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A country |
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Other countries |
Ascension |
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4. When did your organisation start? |
1967 |
5. How many paid staff are in your organisation? |
None
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6a. Can members of the public (ordinary people) join your organisation? |
No |
6b. If Yes, how many members of the public (ordinary people) currently belong to your organisation? |
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6c. Do members of the public who have joined your organisation pay a membership fee? |
No |
6d. If some members do not have to pay a fee, please explain why |
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7a. What aspects of biodiversity your organisation monitors? |
Species |
Insects |
Amphibians |
Fish |
Birds |
Mammals |
Plants |
Reptiles |
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Habitats |
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Other |
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7b. Please provide a brief description of your organisation's biodiversity monitoring activities. |
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8. How long has your organisation carried out biodiversity monitoring activities? |
11-20 years |
9. Are any of your organisation's monitoring activities carried out in collaboration with another organisation/s? |
Yes |
10. If Yes, please give the name(s) of the organisation(s) |
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11. Do you supply or pass on your monitoring data to other organisations? |
Yes |
12. If Yes, please give the name of the organisation(s) |
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13. Are your monitoring data published in a regular report? |
Yes
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14. Are the report(s) available on the internet? |
No
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14b. Internet address of report(s): |
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15. Do volunteers contribute to your organisation's monitoring activities? |
Yes
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16. Do volunteers have to be members? |
Yes
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17. Please estimate the proportion of your organisation's biodiversity monitoring data that is provided by: |
(a) Your organisation's staff |
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(b) Volunteers who are members |
100 % |
(c) Volunteers who are not members |
% |
TOTAL |
100 % |
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18. How long has your organisation used volunteers to assist with monitoring activities? |
11-20 years
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19. What biodiversity monitoring information does your organisation ask volunteers to collect? Please list this information: |
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20. Does your organisation have enough volunteers for its biodiversity monitoring? |
Yes
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21. If no, please explain why |
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22. What do you think motivates people to contribute to your organisation's biodiversity monitoring schemes (e.g. hands-on experience)? Please list: |
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23. What methods does your organisation use to recruit volunteers? |
Articles (newspapers, magazines etc.) |
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Advertisements in newspapers, magazines etc. |
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Internet/e-mail |
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Invitations sent through the post |
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Word of mouth |
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Open days, workshops, activity days |
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Radio/T.V. |
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Other
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24. Do volunteers receive any financial support (i.e. expense payments)? |
No
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25. What proportion of volunteers have formal environmental training? (e. g. field courses, university degree in biology, ecology etc.) |
Unknown
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26a. Does your organisation provide any training for volunteers? |
No
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26b. If Yes, please describe what training is given to volunteers. |
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27a. Does your organisation validate the data received from volunteers? |
No
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27b. If yes, how are the data validated? |
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28. Does your organisation provide feedback to volunteers who contribute to your organisations monitoring activities? |
Yes |
Additional comments: |
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